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Passaic City record., 1893-04-29
The Women of Alaska.

oAlaskan women" said Judge Sneak
ley, who was for five years United States
Commissioner at Alaska, to the Star re-
preventative, shave way of brin ging
their husbands to time which is very
effective.
ssThey do not fling fiat irons and roll
ing pins or give curtain lectures, but re-
tire to corner, neglect their household
duties and sulk, refusing to say word.
A few days of this treatment generally
brings the husband around.
uThe women in Alaska also have an
odd way of quarreling. They do not
pull hair or resort to fisticuffs, but after
giving each other severe tongue LASH
ing they retire to their homes. Alaskans
are divided up into families, such as the
Bear, Grow and Deer families. These
families take cognizance of quarrels and
feud5 result. After the quarrel Mrs.
Bear will retire to her house, tear up her
clothing and two or three blankets and
then send word to Mrs. Eagle, her
enemy. It thereupon becomes incum-
bent upon Mrs. Eagle to destroy greater
amount of clothing and more blankets of
her own than Mrs. Bear. By pursuing
this peculiar process she evens things up
in the quarrel. If she did not do SO she
would be disgraced in the eyes of her
relatives and opposite tribes.
.sThe women are great traders, carry
the purse and manage things generally.
If the husband makes a bad bargain in
trading his wife ridicules him.
ssThcre is woman in SitlSa known as
Princess Tom, who IS very rich. Sac is
an extensive trader and has sew eral large
canoes in which she transports goods
from Sitka to the interior and ex changes
them with the natives for furs. She is
known all over Alaska and wears upon
her arms twenty or thirty gold bracelets
made out of $40 gold pieces.
ssThe natives also trace their geneal-
ogy through the female branch of the
family and the inheritance comes through
the mothers side. For instance, if a
chief should die leaving ason, his sisters
son or nephew would succeed in author
ity and not his own son. The women
are not slaves, as in the Indian tribes in
this country, but exercise great deal Of
authority.
ssThey have another peculiar custom.
In this country mans prominence de-
| pends largely upon his wealth. Among
the Alaskans it depends upon how much
he gives away. If rich member of the
Eagle tribe, for example, wishes to be-
come chief or prominent man, he
makes pot latch or gift of all his
! property. All the members of the Eagle
| family, no matter how remote, are IN
vited to attend the pot LATCH and the
!, festivities include dancing and feastiDg
and frequently last week. The more
he gives away and the poorer he makes
himself the more exalted he becomes in
| the estimation of his fellows.
sThe women emulate their sex ir
civilized countries IN their afectation ol
bright and gaudy colors, and most o.
| the money that they receive is invested
in bright colored goods and shawls. =
Washington Star.
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HOW TO LACE A CORSET.

Those clever French women have dis
covered new way of lacing their cor
sets, or rather they have adopted it from
the Russians.
OF course, it is horrid to lace tight,
but if you will do it, this new way is the
only way that won't hurt, because it
calls for three pieces of laciugs and there
isn't the Old torturing, uniform pressure
above aud below the waist.
You put the first lacing at the top
down in the usual way on each side until
you reach two eyelet holes above the
waist. Do rhe same thing with the
second, lacing from the bottom,
leaving the two eyelet holes free
below the waist. In these four eye-
let holes-four on each side-you now
put the third lace--that which is to be
drawn.
Don't you see you can leave the upper
and lower parts as loose as you choose,
t7ing each to your comfort. After that
you can draw in your waist with the
middle lacing quite independently.
A woman lacing her corset this way
once will never lace it differently. Nc
matter how loose she wears it this is the
only proper method. atlanta Constitu-
ton.
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A Scout of the Old Da S.

An Elstern traveller in the Rocky
Mountains tells in private letter to
Boston paper of meeting scout of the
old days, and says: s'He IS very inter-
esting. He is the last of the 100 Gov
ernment scouts aud can walk (or run)
12O miles day. All the others are
either in Jail or dead. His stories are
very thrilling and doubtless true, for he
has to be drawn out by de grecs, and
bushes like girl through his dark skin
at the direct questions asked after he has
unconsciously told little Of story ol
the past. " Chicago Herald.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-29

matinee tickets. One would imagine
that she could manage to squeeze along
on her income, particularly as she had
no board to pay. But she didn't. In
fact, she found herself very heavily in
debt to her dressmaker one fine morning.
She struggled on for few months, keep
ing her trouble to herself and trying to
economize. Finally crisis was reached.
She had nothing to wear" and could
not order any new dresses without pay
ing something on account. To make
the matter worse, the dressmaker began
pressing her for her money.
She went to her father. He refused
to help her. She appealed to her brother.
He sympathized, but he could do moth
ing, as he was deeper in debt than his
sister. Then she went again to her
father. This is substantially what this
cruel parent said:
.sNo, my child. will not help you
pay any of your debts. Your allowance
is large enough to supply you with
everything you require. II you go be-
yond it you must suffer the conse-
quences. Go to your dressmaker and
arrange to pay your bill out OF your
future allowance. In the meantime
you have all the clothes any reasonable
being could wear for year. Let this
be lesson to you."
Did the young woman take her
fathers advice? Not bit of it. When
she found that tears and entreaties
would not move him, she took counsel
with some of her relatives and friends.
The result is that a private entertain
ment has been arranged for the benefit
of the poor unfortunate millionaire's
daughter. All her friends are expected
to buy tickets, and the proceeds will go
toward liquidating the miiliner's bill.
Perhaps if the father should hear about
it he would veto the proceedings. For
that reason will not mention her name,
except to say that she is member of
the Four Hundred, and that this is a
true tale. Minneapolis (Minn.) Tribune.
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THE PSYCHE KNOT.

The high Psyche knot is dressy and
becoming for evening wear. 1t must
always be soft, a puffy effect, with the
ends of hair wrapped softly around.
Begin by combing up all the hair, let
ting the comb pass gently through the
waved hair, wind both waved and plain
into a French twist, letting the puff like
effect extend high, giving a long effect
in the back; fasten the puff firm with
hair pins. Then divide the end of hair
into two parts and wrap them softly
round, to make two puffs, on either side
of the knot. A twist of ribbon fastened
round the whole, ending in stiff bow
knot on top, makes very fetching coif-
fure.
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BRAVE FEAT OF A HARDY WOMAN.

BRAVE FEAT OF HARDY WOMAN.
Mrs. Burgess, the wife of a member of
the Newfoundland Assembly, has ac-
complished feat second only to that of
Mrs. Peary. She accompanied her hus-
band to the session at st. Johns, walk
ing 230 miles over snow and ice on
snowsnoes. They had a guide, sledge
and three dogs carrying luggage and
provisions. On one occasion it was
necessary to cross an arm of the sea,
eleven miles wide, in boat. The boat
was leaky. Four rowers, Mr.. Burgess
aud his wife, the guide, dogs and sledge
were all in the boat. They had to un-
ravel rope to fill the seams of the boat
and prevent her from sinking. They
were caught in the running ice and
nearly carried out to sea. The men
gave themselves up for lost, but they
gained an isolated neck, and finally go.
to the mainland. The rest OF the
journey, 127 miles, was through the in
terror, crossing rivers by means of trees,
Mrs. Burgess is the first woman in New
foundland to make such a journey
New YORK Telegram.
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TRArNEp NURSES 1N ENGLAND.

In England they have an institution
known as the Rural District Nursing
Association. The nurses are in training
two wears at cost of $3.50. Each nurse
has a salary of $125 to $3.50, with board
and lodging and donkey cart in which
to go the rounds of district OF 1000 to
5000 inhabitants. New York World.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-29

To keep highly polished brass free
from furnishing, cover it while warm
with thin coat Of varnish made OF
shellac dissolved In alcohol. So long as
the varnish remains the brass will con.
tlnue to remain bright.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-29

Of the $12. 900, 600, 900 Of life insur-
ance written in the world, s., 500, ,000,-
00O Il placed in the United States.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-29

HELP FOR THE RICH UNFORTUNATE.
The daughter of retired millionaire
has an allowance of $4,000 year for pin
money. Out of it she isexpected to pay
for her clothes and other personal ex-
penses, such as gloves, candy, books and
Passaic City record., 1893-04-29

Professor Garner says that "atchoo" In
monkey language means ''warmth and
comfort"
Passaic City record., 1893-04-29
OCEANS OF MILK.
NEW YORK CONSUMES ANNU-
ALLY 225. 900, 900 GALLONS.
More Money Invested In Dairies
Than in Banks = Interest
Ing Facts About the
Dairy Business.
rEw YORK CITY consumes an.

nually 225, 900, 600 gallons o.
milk, which is at the rate ol
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-07-28
MANY GO HUNGRY
Thousands of People at Denver Are
Daily Being Fed by Charity-Des.
titution Growing.
Funds of the Relief Association Ar,
About Gone and There Will Be
Suffering.
Train Load of Colorado Miners OH
Their Way East Get a Square Meal
at Boone, la.

DENVER, July 26.-Up to date $500
men have registered as out of employ
ment, and the list is steadily increas-
ing. Means are being taken to furnish
employment and provide food for the
hungry and destitute. Dean Peck and
Rev. Thomas Uzzell, who have been
foremost in this work, announce that
on account of the scarcity of relief
funds they cannot continue to feed the
hungry any longer Meetings are held
nightly to provide means for aid, in
which nenver's most prominent people
take part. 1t is estimated that $4,000
persons, men, women and children, are
in need of immediate aid. Food is
being distributed at the various mis-
sions. 1t has developed that the desti-
tuition is growing.
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STATE TROOPS.
Eleven Companies of Militia to Be
Sent to the Mines at Pitts.
burg, Kan.
Governor Lewelling Sympathizes
With the Strikers But Will Pre-.
serve Order.
The Entrance of Negroes In the Mines
Will Virtually Break the
Strike.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 26.-Eleven COM
panies of militia have been ordered to
be IN readiness to start for the scene Of
the miners troubles. The situation is
critical.
lieutenant Governor Daniels, who is
major general of the Kansas national
guard, has returned from the district
and made verbal report to Governor
Lewelling. The governor promptly
turned over the command of the state
militia to Daniels, and two companies
were ordered to be in readiness in three
hours notice.
The governors opinion is that there
Will be no outbreak in the strike dis
trlcts. In an interview with the United
Press correspondent the governor said
that it the negroes were put to work in
the mines, and were not interfered
with, that it would practically end the
strike, by the complete defeat of the
strikers. He unhesitatingly declared
himself to be in sympathy with the
strikers, because he bel ieved they had
been dealt with unfairly, but, he said,
as the law was against them, he would
not permit the use of violence.
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FED THE HUNGRY.
Boone, Ia, Citizens Give $50 Colo
rado Miners Square Meal.

Boone, Ia, Citizens Give $50 Colo
rado Miners a Square Meal.
BOONE, Ia, July 26. Boone hsd a
visit from $50 Colorado miners on their
way East. They captured the Chicago
and Northwestern fast freight at Coun-
Gil Bluffs and took possession. The
railroad company made no attempt to
eject them, but carried them on. The
authorities were notified that tho men
were coming, and, further, that they
were hungry, having had nothing to
eat since the day before. Arrangements
were promptly made to give them a
meal, and when they arrived about /
o'clock they were fed on the ground
east of the roundhouse. The city
authorities had ordered 100 loaves of
bread, 100 pounds Of bologna sausage,
40 pounds of cheese and 60 gallons of
coffee. The men were nearly famished.
They were an orderly set and took the
first train out, the railroad company
permitting them to ride.
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DARK FOR RAMSAY.
The Chief Tclegrapher will Be I'm.
peached if Charges Are Sustained

The Chief Tclegraphcr will BE Im-
peached if Charges Are Sustained
CHICAGO, July 26.-A special to Tho
Herald from Omaha says: The deeper
inquiry into the sensational impeach-
ment charges filed against Grand Chief
d. g. Ramsay of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers goes, the worseit appears
for Ramsay. The local newspapers
said nothing about the charges of i'm
morality made against him, but it is
quite true that the 36 specifications in
the complaint go into such details as to
disclose much OF a startling nature. Ar
rangements have been effected Whereby
w. r. Gurley, probably the leading
criminal lawyer of this section, will
conduct the case of the Omaha division
against Ramsay and his right hand man,
A. d. Thurston. The other defendant,
George c. Flegel, grand executive COM
mitteeman, is considered rather small
game. The Omaha division has re-
duced most of the testimony to affidav-
its and claims to have willing witnesses
to show the rest.
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Celebrating an Anniversary.

SALT LAKE, U. T.. July 26.-The
46th anniversary of the entrance of the
pioneers to the great Salt Lake valley
was generally celebrated throughout
the territory Monday. An immense
concourse of people gathered at the
Mormon tabernacle in this city and was
addressed by Governor West and Presi-
dent Woodruff of the Mormon church.
The tabernacle choir of 400 voices fur
nished music for the occasion and the
old pioneers Joined heal tily in the IA
vorite camp fire chorus of half CEN
tulY ago.
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Republican Judicial Convention.

The Republicans of South Dakota will meet in
delegate convention In the city Of Huron, South
Dakota, at the opera house. Wednesday, the 2Dth
day of September ls93 alta O'Clock. p; H.. for the
purpose Of placing in nomination three candl-
OF South Dakota, and the transaction Of such
other businessas may legally come before such
one delegate for each fifty votes. or major frac
tion thereof. cast for Hon. II. Sheldon for Gov
ernOr in 1892
The committee recommends. that an alternate
to each delegate be elected and that no proxies
be allowed at said convention and that the dele
gates, or their al:ernateS, present at tile cOnyen-
ton, be empowered to cast tile full vote of their
county.
The counties will be entitled to delegates as
follows:
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Clerks of Congressman.

WASHINGTON. July 25.-First Comp
troller Bowler has made several de-
cisions in answer to queries from Clerk
Kerr of the house of representatives, re-
garding the employment Of clerks by
congressman, provided for at the last
session. He decided that congressman
are authorized to employ clerks during
an extra session Of congress, that any
number of congressman may employ
and pay the same clerk if they desire
and that clerks so employed do not
have to take an oath of office.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-07-28
Mail Train Wrecked.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., July 2G.-At 1:0l
o'clock a, IN. the first section of the
mail train from Boston to New York
was wrecked opposite Dodgeville sta
tion. A freight train from Boston
had passed through Atleborough at
midnight and switched off some Of the
cars at Dodgeville and one of them was
left on the main track in the way of
the mail train. A mail clerk named
Molleo, living in New York, was i'll
stantly killed, and another mail clerk
named Murphy severely hurt. Several
OF the passengers We're also hurt.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-07-28
Another Fight at Weir Citv.

WEIR CITY, Kan, July 2e.-The
guards at shaft No. 337 had a pitched
battle with a mob Of strikers at 1890 %.
m. The mob approached the mine
quietly and fired into tho shaft. Dep
uty Sheriff Grant, who was on patrol
guard, returned the fire and calling the
other guards. defended the mine against
the mob. Over 100 shots were fired but
none of the deputies We're injured.
When the mob saw that the guards
We're standing their ground they fled.
1t is not known how many, if any, of
the mob were shot
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-07-28
To Helm ponrroy.

S1BLEY, July pa committee of six
ladies, one from each church in town,
were appointed by the mayor as a re-
lief committee to aid the Pomeroy suf-
ferers. The ladies converted Memorial
Hall into a workshop, and have made
ready for shipment about 5000 worth of
clothing. bedding. towels, night dresses,
etc. The business mems committee
have about $3.50 subscribed for the re-
lief of Polneroy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-07-28
MITCHELL'S BANK
What Was Considered Milwaukce,s
Strongest Institution Goes to
the Wall.
Cashier Murphy Says the Bank
Is Solvent, But Couldn't Get
Cash.
Three Banks at indianapolis and Two
at Louisville Also Close-Other
Failures.

MILWAUKEE. July 26. AT 10 o'clock
a. IN. notice OF suspension was posted
on the doors Of the Wisconsin Fire
and Marine Insurance Company bank.
This bank, which has generally been
known as "NIitchell's bank" as Senator
Mitchell and his father, the late Alex
ander Mitchell, held the principal stock,
was considered the very strongest bank
in the city and during the troubles of
June and this week there have been
comparatively unilnportant runs on it.
The bank was closed up on an. action
brought by Benjamin We'll, a real es-
tate man, who alleged that the
bank owe1 him sl3,3417l, which
it was unable to pay. On motion of
B. K. Miller Washington Becker was
appointed receiver under bonds of
$1,000 900.
This bank is the city depository, and
at the present time holds 81, 1865 600 of
the city's money. 1t is impossible to
get statement from the officials of the
bank as yet, but it is believed that a
statement will be prepared during the
day.
The failure of the bank simply proves
that runs OF the most desperate kind
are being quietly made on every bank
in the city, and with the fall of the old
established Mitchell bank it is impos-
sible to tell what the day will bring
in tha Way nf aIditiopo1 d;coc+or. Tl,o
Mitchell bank was the depository of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad, and paylnasters' checks are
drawn on it. They will he cashed at
the station here. The treasurer's
checks will be paid by the Wisconsin
National bank.
Cashier Murphy of the Fire and
Marine bank made the following state
ment: I'VE have nothing to say about
the matter at the present time, and, in
fact, there is not much to be said. We
have been subjected to constant drain
for some time and had realized on
about every asset on which the bank
could get money on short time. We
felt that under the existing conditions
it was only a question of time before
suspension must inevitably come and
therefore decided to close. We might
possibly have got through the day all
right, but it was considered best for us
not to open for business. This hank is
not insolvent by any means, and only
time is needed to realize enough to
meet every liability.
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Chinese via Mexico.

Ell PAso, Tex, July 26.-1t has been
discovered that from 90 to 30 China
men are entering this city nightly
from Juarez, Mex. The Importation is
being handled by very rich company
of Cinnamon and ex-officials OF the
United States customs service. Almost
daily carloads of Cinnamon pass
through here from San Francisco in
bond for Cuba. From Cuba they are
transported to Vera Cruz, and from
there enter ports on the Rio Grande
border. The company charged $3.50 a
head and expenses for getting them
into the United States.
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Other. Failures.

PorrsvILLE, Pa, July 26.-E. j.
Gayner, the railroad contractor, has
made an assignment for the benefit Of
creditors without preferences. Judg-
ments amounting to nearly $50, 900 have
thus far been entered. Assets nominal.
GREAT FALLS, Mon, July 26.-The
Merchants National bank posted no.
tice at noon that it had closed.its doors
and depositors must wait the appoint
ment of receiver.
CHICAGO. July rs. - Bradford &
Church, Dearborn street bankers, have
closed their financial institution. The
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-07-28
WHAT DOES FRANCE WANT,
Siam Would Like toKnow just What
What Would Be Satisfactory.

What would Be Satisfactory.
LONDON, July 26.-The correspondent
of The Times at Bangkok telegraphs
that the Siamese foreign minister, in
replying to the statement of M. Pavie.
the French minister, that Siam's an
swer to the French ultimatum was not
satisfactory. expresses surprise and re-
gret that the abdication by Siam of her
sovereignty, not only over that part of
her territory in dispute, on the left
bank Of the Mel1ong river, butalso over
Stungstreng and Khone which are in
disputably Slams by treaty, is
not considered fully in accordance
with the requirements of France.
The Siamese minister therefore urges
more strenuously than ever that France
define exactly what she considers her
rights in AMMAN and Calnbolia, and
on the left bank Of the Mekong river.
The correspondent adds that the
Siamese government has offered to pro-
vide pilots to take the French gunboats
Lutin and Comete down the Menam
river from Bangkok.
These pilots were asked for by M.
Pavie when he notified the Siamese
government that he would leave the
city on Wednesday to go on board the
warship Inconstante. 1t appears GER
tain now that NJ. Povie will hasten his
departure. 1t is said that the French
minister, on one of the gunboats, and
accompanied by the other, will go down
the river during the evening.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-07-28

Gov. Sheldon has expressed himself
as follows concerning the recent attacks
on South Dakota's exhibit in the
Worlds Fair:
think these attacks are unjust and
uncalled for. The state buildings were
never intended for anything but rest
ing places for residents of the state AS
for South Dakota's exhibits in the min
ing and the agricultural buildings, they
cannot be surpassed by those of any
other state, when the money expended
is considered. The trouble with the
critics is that our state building has
been compared with those of richer
states. For the amount of money eS-
pended am sure that no state could
have done better than South Dakota.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-07-28
Steel Nlills Resume.

PITTsBURa, July 26.-The extensive
iron and steel plant of Jones & Laugh
lin has resumed in all departments
after an idleness Of several weeks The
steel, iron and fnishers scales of the
Amalgamated association We're all
signed Tie resumption gives employ
ment to 5000 men. The situation at
the other mills here is unchanged, and
there is no immediate prospect of a set
Element