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Passaic City record., 1892-12-03
TO FRY AN ONION.

The art of frying an onion SO that it
will be delicate and crisp is net generally
understood. The fried onions usually
served in families, where the cooking in
other ways is unexceptionable, are a
brcwnish black mass, so pcrmeated with
grease that they are neither wholesome
to eat nor good to view. Nor are they
half cooked. There is but one way to
fry this vegetable which will give the
right result-that is to cut it in slices,
and soak it in milk for at least ten
minutes. Then dip the slices in flour
and immerse them in boiling fat, hot
enough to brown instantly bit of bread
thrown in it. You cannot keep the
onions in slices, SO it is not worth while
to try to do so. After they have fried
for six or seven minutes they may be
lifted up with SKINNER on to brown
paper, and will be found firm and thor
oughly delicious Cooked in this way
they may be served as garnish to a
dainty broiled beefsteak, to a dish oil
fried chops or beef croquettes: There i
no way of frying an onion in pan will
little butter, as commonly recon-
mended, which will produce . satisfac-
fory result. The onion softens and
absorbs the butter, because of the natural
law of capillary attraction. New York
World.
Passaic City record., 1892-12-03
Perfumes From Refuse.

As to perfumes, there are some which
are really oils and Others extracted from
flowers. There are Others which are
made artifcialIy, and curiously, most
frequently out of bad smelling COM
pounds. The fusel oil, separated out in
the distiliation of spirits, has pecu-
liarly nasty and sicSening odor. 1t is
used, after treatment with acids and
oxidizing agents, to make the oil of ap-
pies and the oil of pears. Oil of grapes
and oil of cognal are little more than
fusel oil largely diluted. Oil of pine
apples, on the other hand, is best made
by the action of putrid cheese OH sugar,
or by distilling rancid butter with alec ,
hol and oil of vitriol. This oil is largely
used for making pineapple ale. Many
fair forehead used to be damped with
ssEau de Millefleurs" without knowing
that its essential ingredient was got from
the DRAWINGS of COW houses. though now
it can be obtained eaeaper from one of
the constituents Of gas tar. Out Of the
latter is got oil of bitter ALMONDS, SO
largely used to psrsume soap and con-
fectionery. North American Review.
Passaic City record., 1892-12-03
WORDS OF WISDOM,


Genius drives; talent is driven.
Discovery is the pain of wrong doing.
Silence is the gratitude of true affec-
ton.
He that will not be counseled cannot
be helped.
Shiftleasness is mostly only another
name for aimlessness.
The worst troubles anybody has are
those that never happen.
Each OF US, no doubt, is crank to
the man we think crank.
The heart has nothing to do with the
making of sssociety" laws.
Simplicity ought to be in our inten-
tions; purity in our affections.
Scholarship, save by accident, is never
the pressure of mans power.
A cruel story runs on wheels, and every
hand oils the wheels as they run.
A mans accusations OF himself are
always believed, his praises never.
The wise man may be above his fellow
men, but he will not look down on them.
Right is more beautiful than private
affection, and is compatible with uni
versal wisdom.
Sincerity is impossible unless it per-
vade the whole being, and the pretense
of it saps the very foundation of char
acter.
A man can keep another persons secret
better than his own; a woman, on the
contrary, keeps her secret, though she
blabs all others.
To yield reverence to another, to hold
ourselves and our lives at his disposal, il
not slavery; often, it is the noblest stat'
in which man can live in this world.
Passaic City record., 1892-12-03

| And yet there is little doubt Miss
Ella L. Knowles, who has been elected
to Office, will make an excellent Attorney
General. She is full of brains, daunt-
less, self confident and plucky. She had
two contestants against her Haskell,
Republican, and Day, Democrat. She
leads them both by 800 votes.
Miss Ella L. Knowles, Attorney Gen
eral-elect of Montana, was born twenty
eight years ago in Northwood, N. H.
She is a graduate of Bates's College at
Lewiston, Me-, and has taken the de-
gree of Master of Arts from that institu-
ton. Her legal studies were prosecuted
in the law office of Burnham s. Brown
in Manchester, N. H., and later in
Helena, Montana. There was consider
able prejudice against allowing her to
practice.
So the plucky young woman went to
work to influence the Legislature
was the Territorial Legislature of 1885,
'S9--to pass bill admitting women to
practice law. Western chivalry could
not withstand her, and the bill was
passed. In December, 1890, she was
admitted to the bar, and now she has a
practice of which many men would be
proud, to say nothing of her prospects
politically.
Miss Knowles is described as being
very womanly in appearance She is
the only woman lawyer in the State, but
even into her profession she carries the
gentIer virtues. She has all a woman 8
keen sensibilities and tender sympathies,
and all the roughness of Western life
with which she has come In contact has
not impaired these qualities In appear
ance she is more like demure young
matron than stern Portia. She is of
medium height, neither thin nor stout,
has face which, while strong and tirm,
is also pretty She believes in her right
to practice law and to be paid for her
legal services, and she believed in her
right to be Attorney General of Mon
tana if she could get enough votes. The
Peoples Party liked her spirit, and when
it came to make up ticket last July it
gave her the nomination. She conducted
spirited campaign and all the credit OF
her victory belongs to herself. New
York Press.
Passaic City record., 1892-12-03
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
A CHEAP CARPET.

To make cheap carpet sew together
strips of cheap cotton cloth to match the
floor you desire to cover. Make stiff
paste of -four with little powdered
borax or alum in it. Paste upon it
sheets Of wall paper of some bright small
pattern. Paste one strip at time,
smoothing it down carefully with pieces
of old cotton. When it has dried per
fectly, and presents an even surface,
take some common yarnish, and with a
large brush varnish the whole surface.
Let dry hard and varnish again. 1t can
be wiped clean like an oil cloth, and as
bedroom carpet will last for years.
Detroit Free Press.
Passaic City record., 1892-12-03
Presence Of lind.

During the recent popular excitement
and riotous demonstrations in Russia
growing out of the outbreak of cholera,
priest at Saratoff was attacked by a
mob. A man had shouted, upon seeing
him "There's tho man that seized me
and buried me alive. I've only this in
slant escaped from the grave that he put
me in" The excited people, thoroughly
convinced that there was murderous
conspiracy against them, rushed upon
the priest with cries which showed their
determination to put him to death. The
priest folded his arms and smiled. "You
have just came out of the grave, you
say2" he called to the man. "Aye, that
have stThen how" asked the priest,
..does it happen that you've had time to
get drunk already2n As it was found
that the mans breath smelled of liquor,
the laugh was turned upon him, and the
crowd left the priest unmolested-
The same popular excitement in Russia
has been the occasion of an example of
what may be called poetic and pictur-
esque retribution winch would be posi-
BILE only in despotic country At Mini
Novgorod, where the authorities and
physicians were making strenuous at
tempt to stife the cholera, merchant
led violent agitation which was di-
rected against the doctors. He circulated
reports that the physicians were burying
patients alive and endeavored to infu-
ence the people against them. The
Governor General of the province caused
the merchant to be arrested, and after an
examination was convinced that the
charge against him was true. 81 am
going to give you Government appoint
ment, " said the Governor, las reward
for what you regard as your exercise of
public spirit" "a Government ap-
pointmenta" said the man, delighted.
ssYes. / appoint you a nurse on the
floating cholera hospital in the river.
There you will have an opportunity to
see whether there is cholera or not, and
also to observe whether any persons are
being buried alive" The man was sent.
therefore, to take care of cholera
patients. It is unnecessary to say that
he was not highl5 pleased with his TAP
continent Manchester Times.
Passaic City record., 1892-12-03
Japa ee Gus ems.

ut sounds ridiculous to you that aay
sane human being should give expression
to poignant grief by loud and rolilckiny
laughter, said traveller, 'sbut that's
Just what the Japanese do. have seen
q Whole room full OF mouruers in Yoko-
hama and other cities Of the Empire in
the ecstacy Of JOY instead Of consulsions
of grief, rs with US. Their peals Of
laughter were little historical, but all
the same they laughed. Aud when .
child is born to Japanese household
the important event j herelded 20 the
community By the loud cries and walls
Of the father and b bountiful supply
of crepe ca the front door. However.
the more advanced few among them are
discarding these strsnge, ancient cus-
toms, and are adopting our ways, even
il this particular. New Toxk Worid.
Passaic City record., 1892-12-03
A POINTER FoR GIRLS.

4h Qbservaut American has discovered
that performers on wind instruments
generally develop dimples in their
cheeks, caused probably by the frequent
strain on the facial muscles which are
brought into play by the act of blowing.
The clarionet, the flute, the cornet, the
trombone and the French horn are all
said to be excellent factors in producing
this little indentation SO often vainly
courted by artificial means. Perhaps
this discovery of canse and effect may
lead to its becoming fashionable for girls
to play on wind Instruments. London
News.
Passaic City record., 1892-12-03
Rustic SKIRTS.

There is no more melodious SOUND on
earth to the she'll ears of the women
Of to. day than the frou.frou of silken
skirts. It is as soothing to her senses as
the plashing OF limpid waters. She is
content to wear gown of last years
serge, and during the summer she was
satisfied with cambria or gingham, If
only the petticoat underneath, from
which her little feet peeped 10 and out,
was composed Of the proper material,
which material IS tatfeta -chang ngeable.
striped OF even plain. Pinked rutfles are
giving place to founccs of lace, fes-
tooned and caught here aud there with
knots OF velvet or ribbon.
So widespread is this tendency to
rustic, that the shops are offering petit
coats advertised as .srustie skirts" and
the term catches more women in fifteen
minutes than placard bearing the sign
OF sssilk pstticoats" in letters foot
high would catch IN q week.
While the rustiing crazs lasts it Il an
excellent opportunity to lay IN supply
of white muslin underskirts, which are
bound to return sooner or later, and the
dainty ones, wit their frilis and en-
broideries. mako one wonder, If, after
ali. il Is nos more refined AMI fitting to
wear pure white undercIothing, upon
whose surface every spot can be seen.
and which cau be restored to its original
purity by a hying trip to The laundry- y
What would bpr rAnsimoshets those
Passaic City record., 1892-12-03
FASHION NOTES.

Fur gloves are fashionable for the
winter.
Taffetas presenting black warp shot
with old rose are very stylish.
White satin with stripes of brocade
wrought with gold thread is novelty
for evening dress.
The day Of the long feather boa is on
the wane, but the colIarette of ostrich
and coque plumss still holds lis own.
The Empire style of costume, SO in
vogue just now, does not favor the long
WASTED corset. Short ones are the thing
now.
Plain fine serges have been succeeded
by the wide ribbed varieties, which show
to such advantage in the plain trained
skirts.
Leading Paris modistes have decided
not to perpetuate the objectionable
fashion Of trained skirts for street
gowns.
A handsome costume has founce of
lace with the drapery of the skirt cut in
deep Van Dyke points which fall over
the lace.
New velvet ribbons and piece goods
are brought out in fanc5 colors which.
following the general tendency, are
called Russian.
The accordion plated blouses OF light
weight silk are often made without
sleeves, and jacket matching the skirt
is then worn over them.
Long scarfs Of gauze, with fringe Of
caque plumss, are especially pretty ac-
compartments to evening gowns, and
may be had in al shades.
A pretty flannel petticoat is of light
weight material, having small pink dots
over it aud decorated with pink Lace,
knitted by hand, and with silk.
A pretty decoration for a 5 o'clock tea
table can be made of natural fern leaves.
Those pinned 10 fauciful designs upoa
the cloth as it hangs are very ff.ctive.
A waterproof cloak for women that
will take tne bottom Of the dress skirt
into its projecting hem Is promised. #
is the invention OF . Brooklyn woman.
Fur belts or girdIes, representing the
entire skin of the animal, with head and
tail intact, are made to match the scarfs
or cravates of mink, sable or Astrakhan.
Leagthwise lines, whether incords or
stripes, are in very good taste, and so
are all the diagonal weaves, Of which
there are goodly variety to choose
from.
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Passaic City record., 1892-12-03
ARTIFICIALw win nun-
BER HANDsara FEET. LIMBS

It Is rot unuz-
ual 10 ser q far
aer working ne
the fields WIKI
an artl1 1cia4 Beg.
or an engiEfer
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brakeman IRE
lnan carpentex
! mason. miners
iu fact men Of
+. every + vocation,
wearing one or
8 arflhcia1
/ legs, with rub
Der fee Of
Marks Pa1euts,
performing as
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Passaic City record., 1892-12-03
ENTIcrNG SERVANTS.

There are many ladies who do not
think it anything wrong to steal SER
wants from each other Steal is an ugly
word to use, but it is less unlovely than
the offense to which it gives name. Not
long since, well-known representative
of polite society drove in her carriage to
the house Of one Of her dearest foes, sent
in for the cook, and hired her right out
Of her friends kitchen. On another oc-
casion, lady loitered around certain
premises until the cook came in the yard.
She beckoned to the girl, offered her
more wages. and such special induce
ments that the cook departed instanter,
leaving her employers dinner on the
fire. There is no name down in the
statute books for this sort of social en-
bezzlement, but there ought to be-
New Orleans Picayune.
Passaic City record., 1892-12-03

Cheese Omelets-Four fresh cygs.
four tablespoonfuls of cream, butter size
of an egg. As soon as it begins TO
thlcken sprinkle in the grated cheese.
Fold together and serve hot.
Caulidower-Caulifo should be
soaked for an hour in salt water before
cooking. Then it is put into boiling
salted water and taken out just as soon
as it is cooked tender. Serve with drawn
butter or cream sauce.
Lemon Pie-Take three eggs, one
great spoonful of butter. three-4u rter
cup sugar, sliced lsmon and grated lemon
peel to make very rich filing. Make
two crusts, manipulating tie doagn
very little, as handling tous shels it.
Corn Muffins-Beat an egg with two
tablespoonfuls of sugar. Mix together a
cup of cornmeal and three quarters Of a
cup of wheat four aud teas psonful of
baking powder. Stir this into capsul
of milk, add tablespoonful of melted
butter aud the egg AMI sugar. Bake
quickly.
Grape Jam Separate the skins flom
the pulp and place in different saucepans.
Let the skins simmer on the back Of the
range with water enough to cover them.
Cook the pulps till soft with iistle
water, thea press through colander-
Add the strained pulp to the skins, with
three-quarters Of pound Of sugar for
every pint Of grape. Boil till thick and
Jelly like.
Passaic City record., 1892-12-03
GRANHrEs' mUrEs In FASHION AGAIN.

GRANNIES' MUFFE IN FASHION AGAIN.
The smartest thing to do with the
mutf is to wear it hung round the neck
suspended by a long, slender gold or sill
yer chain. Those yards of chain attached
to which our mothers and grandmothers
were won't to wear their watches, when
watch was regarded as quite posses
sion in the way Of jewelry, can be pref
tily utilized in this way.
It seems at last an accomplished fact
that muffs are large enough to stow away
ones hands in. We have been promised
them Of sensible size for several win
tiers, but now at last they are adopted,
and the silly little things into which we
could only thrust our fingers are out Of
date.
To be smart one must have real,
coy ssgranny' muff. The prettiest arc
OF sable, lined with rich, handsome bro
cade, and perfumed. They are so dainty,
so warm, so costly looking that they
have an air of distinction all to them
selves, apart from the general effect of
their owners toilet.
Suspended by an old d-world gold chain
they look quite fascinating. Almost
everyone possesses such chain. The
wonder has been what to do with them,
and much gratitude is due to Dame
Fashion for introducing SO useful and
ornamental a purpose for them. - Chi
cago Herald.
Passaic City record., 1892-12-03
MAKING AND mAIsrArNIse FIRES.

An indispensable requisite IN making
fires is that the fuel should be in the
best condition for combustion. Where
wood fires alone are used the wood
should be well seasoned and be kept
under shelter secure from wet. Moth
ing can be more annoying than the at
tempt to extract hea. from sappy or
half lf-seasoned wood. In making coal
fires, especially with the hard variety,
dry kindhng wood is absolutely neces-
sary. Here, too, good deal of skill
can be proftabiy exercised in the
arrangement of the materials The CRATE
should be clear and sufficient quantity
of the prepared wood spread evenly over
its entire surface and igaited. SO tnat
all parts of it will be burning at the
same time. Then spread the coal evenly
over the burning wood and not dump in
lot thickly in one spot and but little in
another. Where this rule is observed, if
the draught is good, one will snon have
clear, bright burning fire. The aceu-
mutation of ashes in coal fires is to be
guarded against by shaking the CRATE
occasionally in such manner that they
will drop below with as little loss of coal
as possible Where this is properly at
tended to and new relays of coal are
spread thinly and evenly over the entire
surface as the ire becomes low, 1t can
be maintained for an indefinite period
without emptying the fire box There
are, however, many old-fashioned con-
structions for burning coal SO faulty in
several respects that frequent empty
ING of the fire chamber seems necessary
With the improved CRATES, now so gen
orally coming into use, nard-coal hres
can be maintained WITH comparatively
small amount of laber and with mini
mum of dust. New York World.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-25
COLBY GRADUATES MEET.
President Small and Others Speak to Bos-
ton Alumni.
[SneciaI to the Press.l


BOSTON, Februry 24.-At the Colby
Alumni dinner this evening, President
Small of Colby spoke of the courage,
hope and faith he felt in the future Of
the college, which now has 1S5 students.
An annual deficit of $4,000 was not an I'M
mixed evil, as it stimulated endeavors.
An increase of 60 students would offset
it. If the alumni and friends keep UP
their good work, the hundred thousand
dollars endowment needed will be raised
and Colby will soon have 200 boys and
200 girls on her rolls. He recommended
that the Boston alumni undertake the
maintenance of one professorship.
Rev. P. H. Moxam, guest of the asso-
citation, spoke eloquently on the subject
of how to increase the constituency of
the small college. The other speakers
were DR.. L. C. Dunton of Boston, for
the trustees: Professor Shaler Matthews,
of Colby; Edwin Lyford, of Springfield;
Superintendent G. F. Meserve, of the
Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas; DR..
A. G. Getchell, of Worcester; Rev. Fred
erick L. Gardiner, of Boston; r. W.
Dunn, of Waterville; Rev. j. X. Rich
ardson, of Brockton.
Officers were elected as follows:
President-Augustus III. Kelley.
Treasurer-Henry Dunning.
Secretary-D. G. Frye.
Those present were: Rev. E. A. Wy
man, '62; F. S. Heseltine, '63; Miss Ger
trude Heseltine; Rev. e. w. Merriam,
6S; H. c. Hallowell, M. D., '6S, and wife;
R. W. Dunn, '68; Rev. J. K. Richardson,
$50; Mrs. j. K Richardson, Brockton; A.
II. Kelly, '73; Mrs. A. q. Kelly, East
Boston; c. F.. Mersom, ~, and wife;
E. +. Lyford, III; A. O. Getchell, NJ. D.,
'7S; James Jenkins, 10; A. P. Soule, 10,
and wife; F. F. Whittier, 's1, and wife;
II. Wyman, 1870 B. Turner, 'S2; L.
H. Owen, 80; w. E. Percy, 'S2, and
wife; Miss M. E. Leland, 'S2; E. o. ST.
low, 'S2, and wife; III. D. Dunning, 'S2;
Miss A. w. McKensie, Chelsea; G. d.
Sanders, 'S2; Fl. S. Weaver, 'S2; q. G.
Robinson, 'S3; Professor Shaler Mat
thews, 's4 W. H. Synott, 'S5; Fl. f. Cur
It's, M. d., 'S7; O. G. Beverage, 'S7; A. S.
Green, 'S7; A. W. Smith, '87; II. I. Cur
tbs, 's7; H. P. Matthews, 'Ss; H. R.
Hatch, 80.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-25
PORTLAND THURSDAY MORNING,
and exterminating national banks, would,
he thinks, be national disaster.
Washington Notes.

M, Sherman Yesterday, from the com
mittee on foreign relations, reported a
resolution requesting the President. if
NOT incomnatible with public interest. to
inform the Senate of the proceedings re-
Gently had with representatives Of the
Dom;n;on Of Canada and Of the British
GoveInment, as to arrangements for re-
cinrocaI trade with Canada, and it was
agreed to.
The President has sent a special mes
sage to Congress on the Worlds Fair,
speaking strongly OF the progress of the
work, and saying thai llve to eight mil
lions more seem necessary, Dut declining
to make specific recommendation be-
cause of a want OF uaod.
A parcels post. convention has been
concluded with the Windward Islands
similar to those between the United
States and other British colonies.
The Senate yesterday. confirmed the
nominations of Rowland B. Mahany of
New York to ae minister to Ecuador, and
Edward G. O'Brien of New York to be
commissioner of navigation.
The House committee on fisheries YES
terday heard several witnesses in opposi-
ton to the Lapha1n menhaden and mack
erel bill. MI. Milliken of Maine wanted
the opportunity to present some facts
with reference to the fisheries in case the
committee should, decide that it had a
legal right to enact the proposed legisla-
ton. The committee, apparently, did
not think it would be necessary to hear
Mr.. Milliken, but said he should be noti-
fed if it was decided to report the meas
lire.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-25
CATHOLICS AND THE INDIANS.
Members of the House Make ExpIana-
tions Concerning Recent Attack.


Members of the House Make Explana-
tions Concerning Recent Attack.
WASHINGTON, February 24.-The
House today went into committee of the
whole on the indian appropriation bill.
MI. Smith of Arizona referred to what
he characterized as ''scurrilous at
tacl1'' made upon certain members of the
House because they deemed it proper to
criticize the Carlisle School. It had been
stated in this attack that the members
had been under Catholic influence. He
was not by name alluded to, but he was
opposed to this system Of education
without ever having heard a word from
such source. He opposed the system
of education of Indians in the East be-
cause he knew the system was a fail
ure.
After disposing of 46 of the 60 pages of
the bill, the committee rose.
On motion of Mr.. Sayers of Texas, the
Senate amendments to the census defic-
iency bill were non-concurred in, and a
conference committee composed of
Messrs. Sayers, Holman and Dingley was
ordered. The House then adjourned.
The clerk announced meeting of
Democratic members of the House to be
held tomorrow evening at 7.30. This
will be caucus on the silver and tariff
questions in response to the petitions
circulated by MI. Harter OF Ohio.