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Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Owing to the inclination of its orbit
the moon is never exactly full.
A French statistician says that 1000
years from now the average man will
be Is inches high.
Manufacturers of glass in Dresden
produce some cf their finest wares III
furnaces with chambers and compart-
ments instead of pots.
The celebrated inventor, Zipernow-
sky, is said to still cling to the idea
of running cars between Vienna, Aus
tria, and Buda-Pesth, Hungary, at
speeds from 125 to 155 miles an hour.
1t was Professor Hufeland's opinion
that the limit of possible human life
might be set at 200 years; this on the
general principle that the life of
nearly all living creatures is eight
times the years, months or weeks OF
its period of growth.
The smallest holes pierced by mod
ern machinery are one-thousandth OF
ali inch in diameter. This drilling
apparatus, which was the invention of
one John Wennstrom, is designed to
make 20, 900 revolutions per minute
and is used in boring sapphires'
rubies, diamonds and other gems.
A Massachusetts woman, who was
badly burned few weeks ago, sub
mltted to novel and seemingly sue
cessful surgical operation. The wound
was so large that 1t was impossible to
obtain human skin for the purpose of
grating, SO the skins of frogs were
used. Nearly 800 gratis were put on.
The frogs were chloroformed before
the skin was taken from them.
A type of firearm has been invented
in England by which compressed gas
is utilized instead of powder as a pro-
pelling force. The reservoir contain-
ing the gas is provided with a valve
which is momentarily opened by the
blow of the hammer when the latter
is released by the pulling of the
trigger, thereby allowing portion OF
the contents of the reservoir to escape
into the barrel of the gun and eject
the projectile therefrom.
Wrinkled foreheads in children be-
token consumption. rickets or idiocy.
Vertical wrinkles of the brow come
early to men who do much brain work,
Arched and crossing wrinkles about
the lower middle of the forehead be-
token physical or mental suffering.
Fine, close-meshed wrinkles which
cover the face, sign of age and de-
crepitude are caused by loss oil con-
tractile nervous force and are pre-
vented by hot bathing, friction and
electricity.
Fl
A popularity common to rain in the
Bermudas, the Windward Islands, the
Hawaiian group, and the Alaskan
waters is that it isn't very wet. In
none of these regions do the natives
fear the rain, and even foreigners
soon come to know that they take no
harm from being caught out In a
storm. 1t was noted by men on the
ships lately patrolling Behring Sea
that portion of the deck, slightly
protected, dried out white even in the
midst of shower, and that wet cloth
ing hung under a slight shelter on
deck dried i'll an atmosphere apparent
ly saturated by hard rain.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

Administrators ana executors OF Csc
tates who wish their notices TO ape
pear In THE RECORD Will please fn-
struct the Surrogate to that effect, az
theslaw gives them full control OF the
business, and he can act only with
their consent or thro ugh thelr ne-
glcct.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
WANTED.

Agents to sell our choice and hardy
Nursery Stock. We have many new
special varieties, both in fruits and orna-
mentals to offer. which are controlled
only by us. We pay commission or sal
ary. Write us at once for terms. and
secure choice of territory.
MAY BROTHERS, Nurserymen.
Nd rot Rochester. N. X.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

as any electric stock which has ever been offered
to the public. The Wright Universal Electric
Stock will increase in value every month, and
the price will be raised every month. You
will never again see the time when you can buy it
as low as we are now offering it. If you want to
buy a stock which will afford perfect safety and
pay big profits send for our prospectus and cata-
logue to-day. with price of stock terms OF pay
ment and full particulars of our business. Address
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
The Wright Universal Electric Co.,
26 WhStehazz ST., NesU York, N. y.
AD E r It's IN G.

Advertising pays most to those who
most .elieve in it. Any merchant who
will place his advertisement in the
REcoRD and keep it there, bright and
informing. can not help but nakr
money out of it.
Rates Reasonable.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
BIG PROFITS

on the amount invested as frst-class Electrical
Stocks If you had purchased a few shares of the
Bell Telephone Stuck or the Edison Electric Stock
the Thompson Houston Electric Stock when
those companies were young, your profits on the
investment would have made you rich The stock
of the Wright Universal Electric Company affords
just as good an opportunity to
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

This Precious OINTMENT is the
triumph of Scientific Medicine.
Nothing has ever been produced to
equal or compare with it as a CURATIVE
and HEALING APPLICATION. 1t has been
used4o years and always affords relief
and always gives satisfaction.
Cures PILES or HEMoRRHoIDs External
or Internal, Blind or Bleeding Itching and
Burning; Cracks or Fissures; Fistula in Anos
Worms of the Rectum. The relief is imme-
diate-the cure certain
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

Embroidery. Wood Carving, China Paint
inc. Modeling. on. Water and Mineral Color
Painting, and every branch Of Home Decora-
ton. No home is complete without this
beautifully illustrated guide.
Everyone who sends ~ direct TO our
Office for one years subscription will get
exquisite water color fac simile - . The
Trysting Place. size 27x22 inches
which has never been sold for less than
40. and which makes most beautiful
gift for any occasion.
COlOred Pictures, sent for 3Oc.
Catalogue Free.
THE ART INTERCHANGE CO., Desbrosses St., n. y
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
WITCH HAZEL OIL

Cures BURNS, Scalds and liberation and
Contraction from Burns. The relief instant.
Cures BoILs, Hot Tumors, Ulcers, Fis-
tulas, Old Sores, Itching Eruptions, Scurfy
or Scald Head. 1t is infallible.
Cures INFLAMED or CAKED BREASTS and
Sore Nipples. 1t is invaluable.
Price, so Cents. Trial size, rs Cents.
Sold by Druggists sent postpaid receipt Of price,
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
A SAFE
INVESTMENT.
Electric Lamps for Family Use

can be carried about the house and used the same
as a kerosene lamp. There is no smoke no SMELL
no danger, and you have Beautiful Electric
Light instead Of the futtering, smoky light of an
oil lamp or a gas jet.
The Wright Universal Electric Company has
two large factories, both running to their full
capacity. and they are unable to fill their many
orders on time Hundreds of orders are turned
away because the goods cannot be made The
Company must have more factory facilities, and
for that reason it is compelled to sell limited
amount of Treasury Stock. There is nothing
which ravs sJlch
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
The Pile OINTMENT

cuiu uy Dfuggm OF Bent p0stad on receipt OF price.
nED. CO., III lis wIan ST., EEH 3oRK.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-04-12
THE CARRIERS.
Find a Contract Set Aside
Without Notice.
Ex-senator Plat of the United
States Express Is Blamed by
the American Managers.

New YORK, April Ill Associated
Press. l-General Manager Julian Of the
American Express Company corrobor-
ates the report from Boston that the
New York and New England Road has
abrogated its contract with the Ameri.
can Express Company.
Orders have been sent out prohibit.
ing the carrying OF any American En-
press Company matter ard the presence
OF any of the American Company's mes
sengtrs on the trains OF the New En-
gland Road. The United States Ex-
press Company is to do all the business
from this on,
The cause OF the abrogation is given
that the American Express Company
violated the terms of the agreement
with the New England road by carry
ing freight to Hartford over the n, T.,
n. II. and II. road.
General Manager Julian said this
morning that the American Express
Company had performed its part OF the
contract with the New England Road
to the letter.
The first intimation we had OF this
matter was yesterday" said Mr.. Julian,
when we were informed that our BUSH
ness was not wanted"
1t is limited that ex-senator I. G..
Platt, president Of the United States
Express Company and one Of the di.
rectory of the New England Road, is
responsible for the matter. Mr.. Julian
gave it as his opinion that this surmise
was not very far from being correct.
If it had not been for Mr.. Plat this
would not have taken place" said Mr..
Julian. 1--WE have violated no contract
and there is recourse in law"
Mr.. Julian would not say whether
that recourse would he resorted to.
President Plate, when asked il he
were instrumental in the move, repl
that it was engineered by the preside mt
: OF the New England Road.
zone OF the reasons of the change"
explained the ex sc nator, lis as stated
! that the American Company violated its
contract. There are other reasons. The
New England Road has direct connec.
tons with the Reading system. The
United States Express COMPANY doe.
all the business of the Reading system,
30 that by giving the United States
Company all the New England's bust
ness it facilitates and increases bust
ness. As to the deal being pre-arranged
when was placed in the directory oil
the New England Road, | will say that
/ was made director because l ain one
of the principal shareholders OF the
road"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-04-12
LEGISLATURE.
Continued from fifth pace.

ed by both houses and cent to the gov
ernor, wac recalled and referred to a
special committee, which amended II
by reducing the agents salary from Sc
to 81 per day and placing the appoint.
ing power in the hands of the governor
in which form it was passed.
Council bill No. llS, for the relief OF
probate judges, was unfavorahly re-
ported from the ways and means com
mittee and its further consideration was
indefinitely postponed.
Council bill No. 40, by Mr. Shannon.
providing for the classification Of conn
ties, having been amended in the
house the amendments were cOncurred
In.
Mr.. Cheyney introduced a joint re-
solution to recall house bill No. 81 from
the possession of the governor. Certain
changes had been unexplicablv made
in the bill after it had been passed up.
on bv the council and the purpose Of
the resolution was To ascertain when
and by whom such changes had been
made. The resolution was concurred
in the house and the bill was recalled.
Courcil bill No. "a, for the relief Of
]. W Darlington, Althee Modest and
Gondolfo and Sanguinetti was passed.
House bill 8 Nos. l5l and l52 with re-
lation to incor porated cities were re.
ferred to the committee on territorial
affairs.
A night session OF the council was
held for the purpose of cleaning M
odds and ends of business. A feature
OF the session was the attendance Of a
mum her OF ladies in Difference go whom
Mr.. Hawkins moved to call up the wo
man suffrage bill. The motion was de-
feated whereupon Mr.. Hawkins threa-
tened TO transfer the capital.
Council bill No. l05, for the protec-
ton OF miners and Iaborers. was passed
as, was also council bill No. 81, prescrib.
ing the amount of annual labor TO be
performed on placer mining claims.
Mr.. Smiths bill for the creation Of
road districts, was defeated.
Council bill No. 80, by Mr. Shannon,
the famous act for the regulation OF fees
and salaries, was received from the
houoe with the amendments reducing
the sherifrs emoluments. The council
refused TO concur.
Several other measures OF less i'm
The herald., 1893-11-26
floor an, was .eIaspfhg sHulaah's Knees.

floor and was .eIasp;ihg 'fIuldahrs Knees.
"You are killing me, Huldah," she
wept. II have sinned against you and
against all those whose lives l have made
cold and hard. l Imeant to do right, but
was vain and wicked. Huldahl Hull
dab! do not forgive me. / do not ask it.
do not deserve it. Only come home
with me and let me serve you as daugh-
ter who has erred may serve the mother
who pities her."
The tollgate man rubbed his nose with
the end of his red scarf and wheeled
away. Huldah stood gazing confusedly
down on the kneeiing slender figure,
with its wringing hands and beautiful
pale face and streaming eyes.
''Be you'ns a-cryin?" she stammered.
'I lowed you was flint. And kneeling
to me! Elderess Lucia-don't ye, don't
ye! Sit up, Elderess Lucia!"
But Lucia clasped her the closer.
mot till you promise to come with
me" she sobbed. Mot till you promise
not to hate me as deserve"
Huldah drew quick breath. Her
hand trembled down upon the young
woman's black, soft hair.
"Hate you?" she breathed. "Why, III
go-now-wherever you take me-or
send me!''-Harper's Bazaar.
The herald., 1893-11-26
IN SOBER ROBES.

There she was, untidy as usual, loung-
Ing on the steps of West House, with
her plump hands folded in her lap, her
cap strings undone, her cape rakishly
awry, her gray hair shamelessly rum
pied. 1t was o'clock, and the lower
Ing sun had tinged the western sky with
an edge of faded brown. Frogs were
calling, and a faint, intermittent tinkle
of cowbells stole over the rolling pas
ture lands beyond the Shaker village.
Big and barren in the silvery half dusk
the Shaker dwellings rose upon back
ground of palo skies and green fields.
Everything loo&ed stolid and blank.
The meeting house, austerely plain, the
sturdy houses, shops and barns, the very
flower beds in the yard of West House,
suggested an undertaking rigor of aim.
And in the midst of it all, very incar-
nation of cheerful laxity, sat Sister Hull
dah, with her pulpy, unascetic figure
and broad, babyish old face.
Behind her long vista of hallway
ran straight and smooth through the
center Of West House. Now and then a
woman in Shaker garb, plain and prim,
went in staid steps across the painted
GQar T. the sitting room at the farther
The herald., 1893-11-26

fear that it will be my duty, unless you
mend your ways, to reprimard you pub
licly before the assembled family"
Huldah looked amiably remorseful
IT know amt worthy of my high callin
as a follower of Ann" she said.
fNo, Huldah, you are not, agreed the
Dther, little nettled at this easy contri-
ton. Ordinary reproof does not reach
you. But if it is necessary shall resort
to other MEANS" She regarded with level
eyes the figure before her. II shall send
you away" she said. II shall send you
permanently to a northern community"
There was no particular menace in Lu-
cia's voice. She stood with her hands
folded, looking far away toward the
darkening horizon. II shall feel it my
duty" she resumed, and then very sud-
denly she stopped.
A look of vague horror had flashed
into old Huldah's eyes. She stared
blankly at the slight, stern figure in the
doorway. you'd might as well kill
me" she painted, stretching out shak-
ing hand. "Td as lief die as go out'n
Kentucky. was born and raised here.
run barefoot through its grass and
waded in it's creeks and climbed around
it's hills. II couldn't dror breath no
other place. My folks is moljering on
der Kentucky sod and my own bones'd
never lay still with any other sile atop
of 'em. Oh, elderess! You-you amt
no human nature in you'll You're hard
as the flints in them hills yonder."
Lucia drew herself up. She was lit
tie amazed at Huldah's heat of utter
ence, for in the elderess' three months
of ministration in West House the old
sister had never before exhibited any
thing like SO much feeling. Lucia, after
her first sense of surprise, was conscious
of being rather pleased to have struck
thus by chance upon means of holding
her thriftless sister in check.
"I have the welfare of the family at
heart" she said. "Unless l see some
change in you, Huldah, shall send you
next week to Ohio with Deacon Henry
when he returns to his village"
Huldah gave strange little laugh.
'Change!" she cried out. "Kin them
critters as hes hoofs larn to fly? I'd quit
UtlLS lazy duu tIlillI IL L hllOWcu uOW.
But came of easy goin stock. I got
shif'le blood in me, reckon. But I
ruther die in Kentucky than live in
Ohio" She numbered heavily up the
steps, and the young elderess watched
her pass the house.
Lucia had feeling Of uncertainty.
She had come to this village from well
ordered settlement in another region,
and she cherished a praiseworthy design
of lifting the Kentucky community to
level with more austerely conducted set
Elements. Her predecessor, Elderess
Jane, had tempered justice with more
mercy than Lucia believed well, and un-
der her rule West House had worn
cheerful air of home and creature COM
forts.
There were red curtains in the sitting
room windows and crochet tides on the
sitting room chairs. These worldly deco
rations Lucia at once removed as abom-
nations conducive to low, fleshly ideals.
She had a rigorous conception of the
millennial idea, had Elderess Lucia, and
the, mild old Shakers Of West House
found themselves suddenly and violently
elevated to higher and sadder life.
eve will proceed with our doctrinal
The herald., 1893-11-26

want, to- know. M~wife she see smoke
comm from the chimney, and she he'd
me climb up the bank to see who was
living there. i couldn't raise no one
But M wife she says she see a woman
sneak thoo tkeS bushes up there with a
passel of fagots. didn't know but you'd
want to hear if any one was livin in one
of your houses and a-stealin your tim
ber. Me and m wife we're always glad
to do the Shakers good turn"
One of the Shaker women uttered an
exclamation: "Law me! who ever hes
to lie in that old crib must be poorly off
1t amt fit for firewood and half a mile
from livin critterl I wonder who
Why, law me! it couldn't be old Huldah?"
Lucia started. ''She went to her peo-
ple," she said sharply. And then, sud-
denly enough, she said to the tollgate
man: "Will you take me to the place?
Some one there may need help. Sister
Rose, tell Abram to hitch up"
The spring wagon, however, could go
only the less part of the way. At the
turn to the ferry the tollgate man tied
and blanketed the horse. Then he pro-
ceeded up rocky break in the cliff side,
and Lucia toiled after him through muir
muring pines and between jagged stones,
which nibbled hungrily through their
slight covering of snow.
In the midst of leafiess trees an old
house presently disclosed black and
tumbling roof. At one side of tho
bleached log walls massive chimney
rose in broken, hoary heap. Family
from its mouth came dying breath of
smoke, but there was no other sign of
occupancy, not even so much as foot
print in the slight snow about the door.
Lucia laid her knuckles against the
rude panels. There was no response.
The single window was boarded up, but
as Lucia peered through crack in the
planks she caught glimpse of gar
ment hanging across the panes-a gar
ment of brown print at the pattern of
which her heart twitched.
'Try the door," she said breathlessly.
"Push it in!" There was crack and
sharp cry as the tollgate man set his
shoulder against the rotting panels, He
caught himself by the jamb and stood
peering in. 1t was nearly dark in the
bare, puncheon f1oored room, except that
now and then tongue of fame thrust
itself from a smoldering handful of
twigs on the hearth. Against the far
thest wall woman crouched, woman
who at sight of Lucia struck out two
bony hands and moaned and gazed
blankly.
"Don't touch me-" she said hoarsely.
"I won't go! 1 won't! I've hid away
here and prayed you'd never find me"
"Huldah!" broke in the elderess pas
ssionately, don't look at me so! I've
come to take you home, Huldah-home
to West House. Listen, Huldahl I've
been hard and cruel, but I'll never pain
you again."
The old woman seemed not to hear.
She gazed round at the cracked walls, the
pallet of brush, the darkened window.
81 amt no trouble to no one," she
muttered. 'Ive starved and froze and
all. I've heard the owls hoot at night
and ben skeered, and l ben lonesome and
sick, but l was home, and l could "a
gone on if Ann would "a heard my pray
ers. But she amt listened. She's turned
agin me. She give me into your hand"
Lucia had cast herself on the rough
The herald., 1893-11-26

rspt| tks Il isI aspassss IL the twilight
his hat hat camesupsthe path.
"Good evening to you, sister," he said
in a curiously soft, womanish voice.
you're not overlooking the hour of
gathering, are you? Our new elderess is
particular about y having the family
prompt" His accent was one of kindly
warning, and Huldah started.
Claw, wellw she sighed. IL let it slip
my mind, SO didl 'Tain't easy fer me
to git into new ways of doin, Bro Henry.
We never heard of no gathering hour in
Elderess James time. l amt passing
word agin Elderess Lucia. She aims to
do right, but she's from up moth, and
she's young and upheaded, and-well, /
reckon it's fer the best, but amt felt to
home here since Jane died.
''She was Kentucky woman, so she
was, and she understood how t a person
might hev the love of Ann in 'em and yit
disremember to tie their cap strings
No, Bro Henry. know It the new ell
deress hes my good at heart. know
I'm keerless to my own ondoin, but /
jest can't seem to git ahead of them cap
strings! Look like / was born thrift less
was always a-breaking things and tear
ing my clo'es and gittin into mud holes
as child, and being Shaker fer 40
years amt took it out'n my blood" She
sighed deeply, but the expression on her
mild face was one of genial resignation
rather than hopeless grief.
Brother Henry sighed too. The new
elderess, though a holy woman engaged
in laying great bases for eternity, had
short shrift for human weaknesses.
"She has great giAs, mournfully con-
ceded the old man. He went up the
steps with the stiff accuracy of pair Of
compasses and entered the house.
A tall, slight young woman was COM
ing down the hall. Her very shadow
on the yellow floor had look of severity.
She was young, with pale, beautiful
face. The thin lines of her lips held
something that was in harmony with the
cold glance of her dark eyes. and she
walked with certain determined gait,
as if each step were set to an exact
measurement. She advanced to the door
and looked out on the quiet garden, the
fading sky, the rising stars and the
slouching old figure on the steps. ISIS
ter Huldah." she said.
Huldah's shoulders twitched. She lum-
bered hastily to her feet.
IT was jest laying off to come in" she
advanced in conciliating tone as she
stood, broad and awkward, fumbling at
her cap strings. "Look like kind of
lost myself a-setting here listening at
the frawgs holler. Down in Lincoln
county, where was raised, the frawgs
they used to start in of night"
"Huldah," remarked the elderess cold
h, ''there are cherry stains on your
hands, and your skirt has zigzag rent
in the side breadth. Your hair is in
sad state. 1t is painful to me to keep
speaking to you about your careless hab-
it's. You are very remiss. The youth
Of this house do not find you a good ex-
ample. Nothing that you. do is well
DONE She paused and then added, II
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