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i. jumped up again with cry Of

horror.
will it do that whenever sit down,
Pinner-before people, you known"
ooh no, miss" replied my maid,
soothingly. You must learn bow to
manage it same as ladies did in your
mas time, when they wore filters.
You give it hitch behind and kick
at the side, you see. and it's all right.
After an hours faithful practice I
acquired the trick; that is, could sit
| down gracefully and respectfully. with
the back of the skirt arranged behind
me like silken aureola. With sigh
of relief took it off and directed Pin
ner to hang it carefully over the form.
had conquered the monster-so fond
~ imagined.
night of the Amboy's reception!
Girard came early. Glrard, you know.
is my-but that is another matter; I
am talking of crinoline now. l kept
the dear fellow waiting a full hour; for
I wanted to look particularly nice, and
that awful costume gave Primer and
me no end of trouble.
When / came downstairs Girard
looked at me with quizzical air.
II am to appear" he said. ''as Low
ell observes, with silkcn wonder at
my side Well, since l am to be the
Palinurus of this galley" who was
Palinurus, anyway? 1t isn't fair to at
tack a defenseless girl with classical
bomb shells] ''let US set sail at once"
We descended to the carriage and l
prepared to spring into it with my
usual agile grace, when l felt myself
seized and pulled back, as by a giant
hand. My wretche1 skirt had caught
and damned in the narrow door. There
l stuck, partly within and partly out Of
the vehicle Poor Girard. with face
of alarm and disgust, was madly
squeezing, patting and punching the
refractory crinoline, in the wild en-
deavor TO get it into the carriage.
At length l succeeded in getting in,
skirts and all, and Girard followed
By hitching and twisting, managed to
allow ten inches of seat to Girard.
The remainder l occupied myself I
literally filled the carriage to overflow
ing; / spread on the floor, tapped at
the roof; 1 looked out of one window
in the shape of a fiounce, and out of
the other in the guise of ruff1e; lay
across Girar(l's knees: ticl1led his nose;
l felt myself to be utterly barbarous
and abOminable.
We arrived at last before the Amboy
mansion and Girard sprang out mean
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he confessed that his brother had told
him that he and Colvin had had a quar-
rel and that he had killed Colvin.
Stephen was found and brought back,
but he stoutly asserted his innocence.
Both of the brothers were indicted,
however, and in November, 1919, seven
years after Colvin's disappearance, they
We're brought to trial Stephen vas
induced to confess to the crime in the
hope of mercy from the court. Both he
and his brother, were, nevertheless,
convicted and sentenced to be hanged
January %, 1920. Moreover, their
mother was expelled from her church,
and the father held as a possible acces-
sorry to the murder. As last resort
Stephen prevailed upon his council.
who believed him guilty, to advertise
for Colvin. This was done, and Colvin
was discovered alive and working for
farmer in Dover. y. j.
Another remarka BILE case was that of
William Harrison, steward of Lady
Campden, OF Gloucestershire, England,
who left his home on August 9. 1850. to
collect her ladyship's rents, aud did not
return. In the excitement caused by
his absence half-witted fellow named
John Perry went before a magistrate
and deposcd that his brother murdered
Harrison in the presence of his mother
and himself. and that they robbed the
dead man of one hundred and forty
pounds The woman's reputation was
bad and all three were arrested, con-
victed and executed Three years later
Harrison returned to Gloucester. He
had been impressed BY a gang and sold
as a slave to Turkish merchant
A strange case was that Of man Of
whom alcohol was the undoing. He
was lying in the street intoxicated
when two passers-by, who had quar-
relied. stumbled ove- his body. One of
them, noticing that the drunken man
had sword, drew it and ran his com
panion through the body, leaving the
weapon sticking in the wound In the
morning the two men were discovered
and the reveller was tried, convicted
and hanged Several years sfterEard
the real murderer confessed the crime.
An English innkeeper was once pun
ished fer the viii but not the deed lie
went into guests room with knife
pre- pa-ed 10 murder . man for bag Of
gold known 20 be IN his portuaanteau-
But some one mad been there before
him and his would De victim already lay
bA.hed IN blood 3ean7z lille, two other
guests aroused by the cries 0f the man.
entered the roora and arrested the pro-
prietor- Although none Of tie prop
erty was found on him he was scn-
fenced and hanged Several years
later the real criminal wa sentenced
to me gallows for another crime. and
confessed the Grs. nSrdex
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sliding on their hands and knees half
a dozen yards across the waxed floor.
Everybody stopped dancing; even the
orchestra paused. and there was a
dead silence in the room for full
minute. The colonel rose, busted of
his gloves and with very pale face es-
corted Lille to seat. Then. in voice
grave and calm, but loud enough for
everyone to hear, he said: Miss La
velle, permit me to wish you very
good evening"" and departed. Girard
told me afterward that the colonel
swore he would not go into society
again while those man traps" were in
vogue. Such pity, too! Lille has
been setting her cap for the colonel
this year or more.
Altogether, never passed more I'M
comfortable evening. and / could see BY
Girard's face that he was irritated and
disguised. Consequently s.: an ear.y
hour pleaded a severe headache and
we took our departure.
Girard and / rode homeward in ST.
lence. He was very angry, and was
completely crushed with modification.
That night we had quarrel, the first
since we had known each other. and
parted in anger. went to my room,
and, without undressing, threw myself
into chair and burst into passion of
tears. l had been foolish, and Glrard
had been unreasonable. What is one to
do when fashion sets law but obey
1t? S.'Ridiculous extremein he said:
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Gazed and Sor- LIKE JACK IN BOX.
rowful gaze. Was that Carrie Carnar-
Isle - that vast, silken mound, sur
amounted by a tiny bust and head?
Once she had lower limbs. and was
made after the manner of human crea-
lures. Now she was 10 more than a
modernized Hindoo idol set upon pyr-
amidal pedestal
And the costume itself! What COM
plex combination OF loops, bands, tapes,
steel things, hike revolted clock
springs. and sheets Of stuff stiffened
with glue-or whatever 1t may be-bil-
lowing, bounding, swav;ng. sweeping
j admit there was u sort ot majesty in
Ats very voluminousness. As / swished
up and down the room was conscious
OF new dignity. sense of Importance
such as had never experienced before.
i felt almost queenly as turned to
tPinner with haughtily elevated head
and inquired:
"Well, what do you think of it?''
"Gorge-ious!" breathed my tirewom-
Al. clasping her hands in ecstasy.
You look like one of them empire
esses in the pictures.
| laughed, for the ubsurdity of 1t all
struck me irresistibly, and sank into
On armchair; when-oh. heavens! !
was sticking out In front like fun
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An instance mentioned by Sir Ed
ward Coke reads like romance. In
the county Of Warwick were two
brothers, one of whom died leaving
lands and daughter TO the care of q
brother who was his next heir. Ono
day as the uncle was furnishing the
girl for some offensc she was heard to
say: "Oh! good uncle, kill me not!'
From that time she was not seen and
the uncle being suspected of killing her
was arrested but was released on bail
and given a certain time to find the
child Not being able TO produce her
he took another child as like her in
person and years as he could find.
dressed her in his little niece's cloth
ing and brought her to the next
assizes The fraud was detected and
the man hanged But his niece was
not dead; she had only run away after
the beating and finding friends and did
not return. A few years later beco-u-
ing of age she came back, proved hsr
identity and received her property
Lewiston Journal
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ETHEL HAD NO LUCK AT ALL
Even Her Nest Clever Buses Had . wsy
of Missing Fire.

of Missing Fire.
well, Ethel, dear" said her friend,
''how are you getting along with that
awfully handsome college friend who
is visiting your brother"
"Not at all was the frank reply;
I've lie. him see that viii is desper-
ately n love with me, though ! don
care fg for him; I've made his favor
tie salad twice, and quoted from his
class day Grafton. but IL 5 no use. :"
20. well. perhaps he IS engaged"
20, no. he isn't or he would have
shown me her photograph and offered
in patronizing way to be rny friend
AS it Is he scarcely seems To see me.
And that IS a great deal worse than
being engaged"
Indeed it Is Why. # he was en-
gagged we coald exchange condolences
and ] could lament. wiss glance a.
him. tha. had no heart 20 gi~e
Will Then on par:inG we eonld
have perfectly lovely scene o: eternal
farewell
80 ron could. Minnie says she
misses Tom awfuily since Re was
married You sec he was awfuiiy
handsome. bnt hadn't Z penny. still. -
he was engaged be was perfectly sass
and she coszle try al her >ew tricks CT
him
of eoar>e- And even IL be zas IN
earnest and became troublesome she
conid szy that she woniG oer~g. nerer
sceept second lore. or else they sssast
par: and rot break tae other girls
heart
-'Very ;-ne- And HOY furious tia
other girl rczId &c
''Sonldn't k'se9 ga.. o. 2isiy. I
Ss.ss,j .s.l xSs &c SessS%ss awful
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| which, entire nous, was true, though Of
course / wouldn't admit it. What
woman would?
Finally l arose to prepare for bed. !
parted the curtains and stood looking
listlessly out of the window for mo-
ment The wind was still blowing fu-
riously, roaring through the branches
of the trees and faring the smoky
flames of the street lamps. Suddenly
my wandering gaze rested upon soli-
tary figure leaning against a lamp post
across the way. My heart throbbed
quicker. for recognized Girard. The
poor fellow was watching my window.
How harsh and unloving had been 10
him! My tears began to flow afresh,
and, late as it was, felt as if must
go down and call him to me. But con-
trary spirit restrained the impulse, and
80 I stood shielded by the curtain
watching him for long time.
Suddenly saw him start and lean
forward, as if peering into the basement
window, then run across the street
Now observed that my room was full
of smoke. had noticed the smell OF
burning for some time, and had even
coughed with the irritation; but had
been too deeply absorbed to give heed
to it. l am a dreadful coward about
fire, and for moment stood still, too
scared to think what ought to do.
A tremendous hubbub downstairs
aroused me from my trance. / ran to
the door and opened it, but quickly
closed it again, for the hall was full of
thick, binding smoke. My room was
on the second floor to the front. Mother
and father occupied the rear apartment.
They had already escaped, for i could
were calling my name.
What should l do? Escape by the
stairs was out of the question; I could
not have breathed an instant in that
smoke. Even my room was now SO
full that could not see, and l felt as
if were strangling l threw up the
window and leaned out, calling for
help.
A small crowd had collected be-
low. Thick, black volum es of smoke
were pouring out of the lower win
dows and front doors, lighted
by the red, fitful ashes within.
AS the cloud blew aside for a
moment saw Girard struggling in the
grasp of number of men who were re-
straining him from entering the house
to rescue me. There were cries of:
"Fire!" ''She's up there, saw her!''
"She will be smothered before the fire
men come!'' "a ladder! Get ladder!''
Many running feet sounded on the side
walk. Doors reechoed under heavy
blows From afar off came the faint
clang of the engines.
By this time my room was unbearable.
I leaned out as far as could, but the
acrid smoke poured around me, stran-
Cling and maddening me. 1 was no
longer capable of reasoning. My one
frenzied thought was to escape from
the awful demon whose poisonous
breath was killing me. Hardly know
ing what was doing, gathered my
skirts as well as I could about my
ankles, and got out upon the ledge.
I heard Girard's voice shouting in
agony:
Don't jump! Don't jump! Ladders
are coming!" But gave no heed.
Closing my eyes slid off into the void.
The height was full twenty feet;
sufficient to MAIN, if not destroy me
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ing gutter; and when he arose. am
afraid lie used improper words-his
face was as black as negro's, his
collar, neck-tie and shirt front were
sIneared, and his gloves were just
ruined.
A friend of Girard's assisted me from
the carriage, while poor dear Girard
went to change his linen and rearrange
his hair. / waited IN the ante-room till
he came. He looked very solemn, but
said nothing about the mishap my mis-
cradle crinoline had caused him.
l was somewhat treasured when l
saw that nearly all of the younger
women present wore costumes similar
to mine. You see, dear Girard, it is
the fashion"
He made no direct reply, but num-
bled something in his mustache about
fools and fashion," which thought it
best not TO notice.
We danced. l used to pride myself
on my Waiting. and Girard is one of
the incest walters l know. But that
night it was as if were dancing in a
cyclone: and Girard was in torture
First, the skirt would bob out in front;
then it would whirl out behind. Next
it would double in between my ankles,
while felt sure it was shooting up to
my shoulders in the rear. Sometimes a
fold of it would thump against Girard's
knees; and as he tried to push it aside
without losing the rhythm of the waltz,
there would be "trip! and his heel
would tear off a yard or SO of the hem,
leaving it to trail behind us like q
snake bent en- a remorseless vendetta
Other couples plunged against us;
then our crinolines, meeting, would
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sufficient to


chute, and supported me. Still my
flight was a sufficiently perilous one.
1 descended heavily into Girard's out
stretched arms, and we both rolled to
the earth together Overweight with
excitement and terror, though unhurt,
I tainted with my head on Girard's
breast.
When I recovered consciousness was
lying upon sofa in a neighbours house.
The fire in our own dwelling had been
put out with slight damage. Girard sat
beside me holding my hand and gazing
at me anxiously. Poor fellow! how
pale he was! smiled up at him, and
with a glad cry of joy he bent over
and kissed me. felt his tears upon my
cheek.
Darling" he whispered, "forgive
me. I will never say word against
crinoline as long as / live. 1t saved
your life. You shall wear it twice as
large if you will"
BIT I could be generous, too; and
though l was grateful to the crinoline
which, after covering me with shame,
had made reparation by saving my lie,
l declared 1 would discard it, fashion
or no fashion. Girard insisted, and
finally we settled it by what the trad
ers call splitting the difference" that
is, would wear crinoline if every body
else did, but it should be in a modified
form-C. L. Hildreth, in Demorest's
Magazine.
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he s t a r t e d to
spring out; but
his foot caught
in one Of my MUIR
derous springs,
and he fell head
lon g! 1t had been
raining, and the
street was very
muddy. l shed
tears as I beheld
his plight. The
impetus of his
fall carried him
Sc far forward
that h S dear
gol en- url s
W ere plunged
s4 A.
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leap up together
like two waves
curtin G in t o
froth of snowy
laces, binding,
tripping up and
discom po ing
our devote d
partners. There
We're even acct
dents. Col. Haw-
Tie, one OF the
most ell egan t
men in our set,
dancing with
Lille Lavelle,
caught his foot
in her skirt and
1>D+l ,z.J.
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outright. But
I forgot tn at
danger in my
supreme terror
Of the fire.
However, in
stead Of plung-
ing 8 tr al g h t
down to til e
pavement, / felt
myself buoyed
up. My crino-
line, spreading
out, caught the
Air 1iEa n ~o~o
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Manma-"Come, Johnny, say your
verse for the lady" Johnny-''In the
multitude of counselors there is a BIZ
cycle" Mamma-''Why, Johnny! there
is safety not a bicycle" johnny
well, what's the diff?"-Boston Trans
cript
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s.-Teacher-"Yourv vocal
method is at fault" Singer-'In w lat
respect?' Teacher-"You do not use
the muscles of your forehead and scalp
to the best advantage. Truth
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When Baby wSs SICK. re gave her Csstoiia
WHO she VS. Child, size cried fo- Csstcria-
Whe. she became Miss, she chung 10 Cas;orlc.
when she had Children, she gave them CSstosaa
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Gle S of attire.
Awful, isn't it?
But it is the sad
truth and / can
not help it. So
when this fear
full and wonder
full construction
w a S buttoned
and pinned and
laced upon me,
i stared, first at
my figure in the
glass, then at
the costume it.
Is e If, W / t h a
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ORRIBLE!
NJ 10 e. NJ ar
q u e trie ele-
waited her we'll
bred eyebrows
- -o1.Ao -o~~
Passaic City record., 1893-04-15

How many persons that Rpans Tabues now largely
avorite prescription OF their fam
r renared and form convenient tor hand
no In the great hospitals Of the
cities where wealthy find better than IN ther
own homes ingredients of Rpns TaDues are
are to thousands poor alike with beneficial effect ny
the main dependence emnen physicians IN cases OF
digestive such dyspepsia conspan
bowels
years the principal hospitals in New laa @ Say @ mas
ond of unusual efficacy Through the Communications
its mission herng has been widely and rapidly naa
seemed the prescription convenient
form available the whole public at a
and to through the recognised medium tor
securing advertisements in the columns OF the newspapers
of the This has been DONE and now the time IS lar
when family of intelligence will certain possess supply
o Rpans clock cooking stove They are
supply them box containing six vas sole for IS cents ana
CROSS containing boxes They will be sent by
I host maid to any address receipt of price, by the Rpans
Chemical Company No. 10 Spruce St. New York
Passaic City record., 1893-04-15
Published Every Saturday Morning

Corner Bloomfield Avenue and Grove
and Garden Streets.
$1.oo per Year. or cents per Copy.
O. .. FREEMAN.
Editor and Proprietor
Passaic City record., 1893-04-15

All foreigners are regarded with
hatred in China; SO, In consequence,
an Englishman came near losing his
life at Ichang recently for a very
trifing affair. 1t seems that while en-
gagged in his daily labors as a mason,
he unconsciousIy took some earth from
. grave near by, and was upbraided
by an old woman for desecrating the
resting place of one of her ancestors.
Selling gong she paraded the streets,
shouting out that foreigners had in
suited the memory of her ancestors.
Crowds soon followed her, and tie
house of the unfortunate man was
pclted by mud and stones. The only
thing that quelled the infuriate /
natives was a force from British
gunboat that had been stationed near
BY.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-15
WHERE aid the original Hawaiians

WHERE aid the original Hawaiians
come from? The islands are little
volcanic group more than two thou
sand miles from the American coast,
an almost solitary upheaval In the
great North Pacific Ocean. There is
probably no populated part OF the
earth in which the track of migration
would be so difficult to trace. The
three continents of the old world are
practically Joined, America is only a
few miles from Asia on our Alaska
border, and we can imagine how the
multitude of islands in the Indian
and South Pacific Oceans may have
been peopled, one from another.
But how did the progenitors of our
possible fellow citizens in Hawaii get
away out there in the North PacificY
Passaic City record., 1893-04-15
Saws the San Francisco Chronicle

Says the San Francisco Chronicle:
ssThe moment a strong man comes
along and promises the French people
that if they will make him king or
emperor he will not only protect their
liberties but will exact absolute honesty
in public affairs from his subordinates,
they will look askance at the republic
and listen with open ears to the roy
alist or imperialist who pledges him.
self to positive integrity in himself
and in all the officers of his govern
ment.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-15

The English papers are again fgur-
ing out the amount of Queen Victo-
ria's wealth, and it is placed at be-
tween twenty and twenty-five million
dollars, exclusive of landed property.
1t is publicly predicted that by the
terms of majesty's will her private
property will not go to the Prince of
Wales, nor the Duke Edinburgh, nor
to the German Empress. but that the
bulk will be divided between the ia
vorite son, the Duke of Connaught,
and the favorite daughter, Princess
Beatrice.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-15

There is hardly doubt, declares the
New York journal, that the natural
gas supply, even in the most favored
districts where this agent has been dis
covered, is generally approaching ex-
tinction, and it will soon cease to be
an important factor among the fuels
of the country, particularly as far as
its use in manufacturing industries is
concerned.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-15

The Berlin papers hope that one re-
suit of the marriage Of the Emperor's
sister to the Prince of Hesse will be
the dawn of an era of better feeling
between the house of Hesse and the
royal house of Prussia. The Hessians
have never yet been able to forgive.
the annexation of Hesse- Cassel to
Prussia.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-15

Economical experts declare that the
efilux of gold from America and the
rocking of it up In England, France,
Austria and Germany are indicative Of
q great " ar.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-15

The Canadian Dominion estimates
for the year contain appropriations of
"a, $50, 200 for canals. The items in
clude the following; Sault Ste. Marie
canal, s1,906.0o0; Soulanges canal,
$1,000, 900; st. Lawrence river and
canals, $3.50, 900; Cornwall canal,
$3.50. 900.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-15

The Shah of Persia travels with q
suite of 10, 900 people and 800 wives
when he takes his summer trip in the
distant provinces under his CONTROL
and he borrows the money needed for
travelling expenses.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-15

Montana is larger than New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York and
Pennsylvania put together.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-15
Book AND JOB PRINTING,

Of every description, quick and correct.
More than 3UO miles Of electric
roads are to be built In Ohio in COM
petition with the steam roads for local
business.