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Passaic City record., 1893-12-30
Mys.pries of Vegetable Life.

The mysteries of vegetable life are
not all yet explored. An Indian bota-
mist has made experiments which in
duce him to say that some plants can
see. Whether the inference can be
accepted or not, these experiments go
to show that the plants made an effort
to reach supports placed at little dis
tance and grew towards the supports,
wherever placed. The plant was con-
volvulus, and when long pole was
placed near it, and in such way that
the tendrils would have to turn away
from the light to reach it, they invari-
ably did SO, and within few hours
twirl4d about it. That certain plants
have the sense of touch is well-kne-l.
Passaic City record., 1893-12-30
4 Living Ont of Waste.

On that portion of Fifth avenue,
above Madison square, which is al
most entirely given over to trade, the
unusual spectacle has been frequently
presented, during recent years Of
woman, as well dressed as the aver
age woman who walks on Fifth avenue
with glistening stones in her ears and
at her throat, bending over and care
fully examining the contents OF gar
bage cans which stand on the outer
edge of the pavement
She is not looking for what the rag
woman seeks, however. She gives
her attention only to those cans that
have been set out by milliners and
dressmakers. She carefully assorts
such bits o. lace, feathers, silk and the
like that she encounters. The crowds
trooping by do not concern her, as
handful after handful of culled scraps
are stored away in her satchel.
She is middle-aged and SO neatly at
tired that she is in striking contrast
to the type usually seen examining
garbage cans.
This is strange occupation for one
evidently of good birth and connec-
tions, and from what was learned by
inquiry of the woman's purpose, it ls
apparent that in large city like New
York the waste in certain channels af-
fords more than q sustenance for
many who display industry and intel
ligence in reclaiming such waste and
making it marketable.
This woman has contracts with two
of the biggest dry goods houses in the
country, and all the dolls that are
dressed for their Christmas trade
have in her not only their dressmaker,
but their milliner. She employs nnm-
Der of young women, who are kept
busy decorating with fnery dolls OF
every description. She has arrange
ments with many of the dressmakers
to retain for her such scraps as they
do not value of the costly silks, sat
ms and other textures they cut up.
Whenever she finds a garbage can
that she thinks holdsanytfing Of value
for her business, she dives into it.
The police do not modest her, for she
replaces the garbage that may fall out
during such searches. Then, too, the
dollies must be dressed New York
World.
Passaic City record., 1893-12-30
USEFUL HINTS.

You can drive nails into hard wood
without bending them if you dip them
first in lard.
Two tsaspoonfuls of tincture of
benzoin will make al entire bath
milky and delightful.
Weak spots in q black silk vast
may be strengthened by sticking"
court plaster underneath
Little holders for handling hot
irons and pokers or dishes of cooking
foods are made of asbestos.
Flat irons should be kept as far re-
moved from the steam of cooking as
possible, as this is what causes them to
rust.
The water in which green peas have
boiled should not be thrown away. II
has fine flavor-the very essence of
the peas. A little stock added, sea-
sonod to taste, makes an economical,
delicious, wholesome and appetizing
soup.
Passaic City record., 1893-12-30
A sp1cEp ROUND OF BEEF.

The most delicious way to prepare
round of beef, and provide hand
some and convenient dish for the holi-
day season, is as follows:
Takea round weighing twenty-five
or thirty pounds and place it in large
platter. Mix well four desert-spoon-
fuls of pepper, four desert-spoonfule
of allspice, two desert-spoonfuls OF
cloves, two desert-spoonfuls of salt
peter and twelve desert-spoonfuls OF
salt, with four tablespoonfuls of mo-
lasses. Rub this compound into both
sides of the round and repeat the pro-
cess every morning for three weeks
turning the round over in the platter
daily.
When it is ready for use make Q
good gravy of beef, and put it with
the spiced round into large Dutch
oven. where it mCst stew slowly for
four or five hours, closely covered.
Add water to the gravy if necessary.
Do not cut it until cold, and then in
very thin slices, almost like paper,
horizontally and evenly, so that until
it is almost gone it will present good
appearance upon the sideboard.
There is nothing SO good, with
homemade bread and butter md fine
picked cucumbers, when the young
people get back from the sleigh-ride
or the country-house party as this old
fashioned dish.
1t is recipe more than IN red
years old, and / wrote it down from
the lips of one of the best houseke sp-
ers in the land more than 80 years
ago.-[St. Louis Republic.
Passaic City record., 1893-12-30
Slumber Song.

Sleep, little baby, sleep, sleep, sleep,
Bed is the moon in the nights still deep,
White are the stars with their silver wings
Folded in dreamings of beautiful things,
And over their cradle the night wind sings.
Sleep, little baby, sleep, sleep, Sleep
Soft is the lap of the mother night,
The wee baby stars all glowing and bright
Elutter their silver wings and crow
To watchful winds that kiss as they blow
Roundsthe air-cradle that swings so slow
Down in the lap Of the mother night.
Sleep, little baby, sleep, sleep, sleep,
Rcd is the moon in the nights still deep.
And the wee baby stars are all folded and
kissed
In luminous cradle of silver mist;
And ever they waken the winds cry, Whist,
Sleep, little baby, sleep. sleep, sleep.
WILLIAM WILFRED CAMPBELL
Passaic City record., 1893-12-30
a Few Pointers .'.'.''.'''-''
FfFFfffT in Paragraphs.

The country can never be any
larger unless an earthquake lifts up the
bottom of the sea.
There is no more land in the United
States than there was when Columbus
discovered i, except little made ground
at the mouths of the rivers.
Our population is increasing very
fast and the hunger for land will become
greater every year.
F Land is increasing in value every
day. In time it will be as high priced
as it is in England.
F Land is the basis of all wealth.
1t cannot be stolen.
Il It cannot run away.
1t cannot burn up.
T 1t produces the food Of man and
animals.
T 1t is the safest investment on earth.
1t can still be had in the Northwest
at very reasonable prices.
4 1t can still be homesteaded in some
parts of the Northwest
Z The only cheap or free land of any
agricultural value remaining untaken in
the country is along the line of the
Great Northern Railroad
:. In the Devils Lake and Turtle
Mountain districts of North Dakota free
IdfIuS pTOOuCeu III log anu 1922 IIODl 70
to 40 bushels of wheat to the acre
Il In the Red River Valley renters
often pay for improved farms from a
share of single seasons crop.
Land on the crop share plan can
still be had
F Why do men live on high priced
rented land back East, which they can
never own. often paying for fertilizers
per acre more than virgin soil can be
bought for in the We~.2
Fine ranges invite the attention of
stock raisers in Montana.
q Minnesota, Montana. Idaho and
Washington contain the only forests of
valuable timber remaining in the re-
public.
Il The Northwest invites every body.
There is good deal OF everything to be
found there.
The new tTanscontlnental line OF the
Great Northern gives transportation
facilities to large areas of new farming,
grazing, numbering and mining country.
The Great Northern runs from ST.
Paul. Minneapolis and the East to
Puget Sound.
For publications and information
about rates. routes, localities, etc, in the
Northwest, address T. Whitney, " r.
& T. A.. ST. Paul, MINI.
L. w. LAKE, General Agent,
SIS Broadway, n. Y.
Passaic City record., 1893-12-30
Men of Millions Near Death.

stQuite a number of men of mil
lions have had narrow escapes from
sudden death during the past year or
so" remarked a Wall street man ID
the lobby of the Windsor Hotel the
other evening. 81 was reminded of
the fact few days ago by the report
in the newspapers of the narrow es-
cape George Gould had from a quick
death by the premaIre discharge of
his gun while huntiNg in the Adiron.
dacks. Russell Sage started the ball
rolling by escaping the bomb of Nor
cross. Mr.. Sage had narrow es-
cape, indeed, but not more so than did
William K. Vanderbilt, who barely
saved himself year ago when his big
yacht Alva went down at night. Mr..
Cornelius Vanderbilt. just escaped
death from train of cars about the
same time. Then John W. Mackay,
the California bonanza king, was shot
at and wounded by Rippey, a San
Francisco crank, who fancied he had
been wronged by the money king
&c. 7. Yerkes, the Chicago cable
king, was in railroad wreck out West
shortly after Mr.. Macksy's escape from
being murdered. A passenger sitting
in front of Mr.. Yerkes was instantly
killed, but the cable king got out of
the wreck without a scratch. Eddie
Gould is reported to have had mar
row escape from death at the hands of
one of the Buffalo railroad strikers
year ago, while doing guard duty with
the Seventh Regiment Mr.. George
Vanderbilt was almost drowned in his
private bath at Newport short time
ago. He was rescued by a young
lady, the newspapers reported. John
Jacob Astor had narrow escape
aboard his yacht in collision in New
York waters recently, and q son of
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr, was seri-
ously injured while following the
hounds at Newport, his horse falling
and throwing him against wall.
Men of millions are lucky in other
things than making money, you see
New York World.
Passaic City record., 1893-12-30
PRESERVATION OF BUTTER.

When we consider how many hints
have been gwen during the many cen
turies past for the preservation OF
fruits, it is remarkable that the pres
ent enormous industry in that line had
not been invented earlier. 1t shows
the advantage of what is called alb
stract studies. When by the inyen-
ton of the microscope it was found
that rot and decay were the result OF
the action of small organisms, and
that not even these fungi could develop
without atmospheric air, it was the
most natural thing in the world that
successful canning of fruits should fol-
low-yet the hint has long ago been
given in connection with many things,
and especially with the preservation
of butter.
The old Gardeners Monthly re-
corded number of cases where but
ter had been fished out of wells, whe,
it had dropped from vessels suspended
over the water for the sake of the
cold temperature. These Jumps
of butter, in many cases q cen
tury old, were found just as fresh and
good MS the day they were churned.
Kept from the atmosphere no parasit-
ic fungus could attack it. Recently
butter has been found at the bottom
of bogs in the old world. 1t is be-
lieved in some cases to be nearly q
thousand years old, and yet entirely
fresh and good. These hints certainly
are of great value to the practical
person, who desires to see dollar
and cent valne in every scientific idea.
Il Meehan's Monthly.
Passaic City record., 1893-12-30
LANDS FOE SALE.
BY the Illinois t'enaral r. X. Co. an
Low Prices and on Easy Terms
I'm Southern Illinois.

The best farm country in the world for
either large or small farms. gardens,
fruits, orchards. dairying, raising stoak
or sheep. A greater variety Of crops
with greater profit. can be grown on a
less amount Of land in this country than
IL any other part of this State. Don't
90 elsewhere to buy lands for farms un-
til you see Southern Illinois. All sales
made exclusively By the Land Com
missioner, /. c. r r. Co
Special inducements ard facilities Of
fered by the Illinois Central Railroad
Company to go and examine these lands.
Fer full description and map, and any
information, address or call upon.
E. p. SKEAE,
Lard Commissioner ]. c, r. r.
IS Michigan Ave. CHICAGO. ILL.
\ 4 9 I
Passaic City record., 1893-12-30

A visit to this spot. which is nov a Ma
tional Cemetery. is extremely interesting.
Here, seventeen years ago. General Gus.
ter and five companies Of the Seventh U.
S. Cavalry. numbering orer 200. officers
and men. were cut to pieces by Sioux In
dians and allied tribes under Sitting Bull.
The battlefield, the valley of the Little
Big Horn, located sone forty odd miles
solsth of Custer. Montana, station on the
North Pacific Railroad. can De easily
reached by stage If you will write Chas.
S. Fee. ST Paul. Minnesota, inclosins
four cents in postage, he will send you.
handsomely illustrated loo page Dook,
free of charge. in which you will ind a
graphic account OF the sad catastrophe e
which overlook the brave Custer and
his followers in the valley OF the Little
Big Horn, in June. 70
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05

In talking about Governor Hogg's
extraordinary letter, this is the way
the Galveston News puts in "Ihe
Financial Penalty of Political Char'a-
tanry." We have seen that last word
before this, but to be certain about it
we looked it up in Webster's Una
bridged. He defines it thus: "Char-
latancy ,""Undue pretensions to skill,
quackery, wheedling, empiricism."
1t is o good word ana we'll put, and
especially in the first and third def
milton, ,"Undue pretensions to skill"
and "wheedling." The governor had
a weak hand and played "a bluff"
but, unfortunately for him, he was
"called" and some other fellow pOck-
eted the Jackpot" If we have
blundered in describing this, to US,
unknown game, will Jeff McLemore
please correct us?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05

ity also declares that "depositors have
been denied the right by banks TO
withdraw the money except after 90
days notice." but observe the governor
declares that this has been the case in
"the great money centers." What on
earth have the clerks of the state de.
partments to do with these depositors
of the great money centeIs, especially
in the face of the fact that Mr.. Wig
gins says that payment of collectors
OF money collected as taxes from the
people "are largely in the increase
over what it was at this time last
year"
We would like to think better OF
Governor Hogg as politician, but
his letter compels US to conclude it
was written for popularity, and that
it was written very unadvisedly. He
should have consulted the comptroller
before ventura G such statements.
Statements absolutely and positively
contradicted by the official report OF
one of the heads of departments, who
it seems ought to be in touch with
the chief executive.
Gentlemen of the departments,
there does not seem to be any valid
reason why you should credit the
state $40 or 60 days" and ask your
merchants to credit you $40 or 90
daysn longer. Governor Hogg says
the money is not coming in, but Mr..
Wiggin' whom Mr.. Mccall seems to
be easing of Oh as the next candidate
for comptroller, says it has come in az
it never did before, under the chief
clerks ingenius system of pressure.
Gentlemen, walk up to the captains
office and den and a settlement and
then settle your own little accounts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05

THEY say that Governor Ireland
has his "nethern or political eye fixed
on the Hon. William Cranes seat in
congress. You will never find Ire
land hunting such small game, we
don't mean Crane is small game, but
the house of representatives OF the
congress of the United States is a little
too small for a man of John Ireland's
caliber to long for. Now, if you had said
Coke's place in the senate, we might
believe you. "The sage of Seguin" is
little too tall for the lower house, in
fact he measures up the full standard
ola United States senator. The only
difficulty, if he got there, would be in
his manners, he would shake hands
with the president of the United
States with a pair of garden gloves on.
He ought to follow the example of
Governor Hogg and shake with the
naked hand and shake hearty. But
if Ireland has little of the Ephriam
Smooth about him, he has genuine
manhood and a clear strong brain anG
Is an honor to Texas whether in or ou'
of he senate.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05

The Atlanta Constitution objects to
Mr.. Cleveland's letter to Governor
Northern because it makes no refer
ence to the Democratic platform.
Isn't it rather inconsistent with its
demands that Mr.. Cleveland should
be compelled to talk of the platform
whenever he opens his mouth, es-
pecially when the same paper has
been engaged in fusilade of small
shot into one plank of that platform
ever since its rival editor, Hoke Smith,
was appointed as a member of the
Presidents cabinet?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05

WHY don't MIR. Voorhees, rise in his
place when the senate convenes any
morning and demand the yeas and
nays on the pending question, and
If PETER or any of his set address the
president of the senate, why don't
Mr.. stevenson refuse to recognize him
them? There is just the way and
just when Mr.. Voorhees, could put in
his work and give u finishing stroke
to the whole thing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05
Cuticura Soap.

1t contains a mild proportion of CUTICURA,
the great Skin Cure, which enables it to dissolve
the sebaceous or oily matter as it forms at the
mouths of the pores.
1t stimulates the sluggish glands and tubes to
healthy activity, reduces inflammation, soothes
and heals irritated and roughened surfaces and
restores the skin to its original purity.
This is the secret of its wonderful success.
For bad compilations, red, rough hands and
shapeless nails dry, thin and falling hair, scaly
and irritated scalps and simple baby blemishes
it is wonderful.
1t is preserving, purifying and identifying to
degree hitherto unknown among remedies for
the skin and complexion.
Sale greater than the combined sales of all
other skin and complexion soaps.
Sold throughout the world.
POTTER DRUG AND CHEM. Corr, Sole Pro-
prietors, Boston.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05
1 am of the opinion that

L am of the opinion that
for each 16,candle pow
fixed at 25 cents per mont
electric lamps will soon be used by
our citizens, and the revenue arising
theretrom will amount to $4,000 a
year.
POWER.
We will have 500 electric horse.
power to be disposed OF for small
powers throughout the city, from ones.
fourth of horsepower upwards. The,
managers of several large enterprise
have already signified their intention
ofapplying for such power, and assur-
ances have been given that more than
oue-halt of said power would be taken
il it could be furnished within certain
specified time. The rates for such large
powers, using from rs horsepowers up
wards could be fixed at 500 per borse-
power rer annum, and the rates for
smaller powers can be go fixed as to-
make the whole average $40 per horse
power and this would bring us 500
600 year. The plans of the power
house are such that by simply ad-
ding more machinery the electric
power can at any time be
lDCr6db6u W horsepower.
Assuming the abrve estimates of re-
ceipts to be approximately correct,
the revenues Of the system would be
as follows:
Water :.,.;. ...... MISREPRESENTATION. SIS 500 90
Electric light. 80 GOO 90
Elet trio power ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20 600 co.
Total ,....:........,. 49,. ..... $lOe, 500 90
gainst this there would be charges
for yearly interest and sinking fund
Operating expenses, including all sal
aries, etc say ............. ...... e.. 10000 90
Making to al Of .......... ........ Slos,O 900 90
In addition to the revenues of the
water and electric system there will
probably soon be a considerable in
come to tho city from The lease of the
surplus water power that we will
have after the needs OF the city's
works are supplied. The amount of
such income will depend entirely
upon the amount of such surplus wa
ter power and the price that will be,
fixed for it by the city council.
Another item which can
properly be considered a
source of income from our water and
light system is the amount that has
| heretofore been pait out annually by
the city for water for public purposes,
! fire protection and street lighting.
The amount paid out of the city treas
ury to the present water and light
company for that service during the
year 1892 was equal to a tax of 20
cents on the $100 on all the taxable
property within the present city
| limits.
This great expense will be saved
when our system is finished, and we
will have plenty of water for the
ciry's public purposes and have our
streets we'll lighted, absolutely free.
We thus see that we will have
bountiful supply of pure water and
excellent light at very reasonable
rates without being taxed for it, and
should these calculations OF the re-
celpts not be fully realized
for The first year or two, the
demand for the water and light will
constantly increase from year TO year,
and the amount saved annually to the
general revenue on account of the CITY
furnishing it's own water aud light
for public purposes will more than
make up any deficiency that may at
first be in the water and light fund,
Respectfully,
JOHN MCDONALD,
| Mouor
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05
What Causes Pimples ?

Clogging of the pores or mouths of the seba-
ceous glands with sebum or oily matter.
The plug of sebum in the centre of the pimpIe
is called a blackhead grub, or comedone.
Nature will not allow the clogging of the pores
to continue long, hence,
Intiammation, pain, swelling and redness,
later pus or matter forms, breaks or is opened,
the plug comes out and the pore is once more
free.
There are thousands Of these pores in the face
alone, any one of which is liable to become
clogged by neglect or disease.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05

The Galveston News slanGers the
"snails" by characterizing the senate
as "house OF snails" Snails do get
there, but quite late in the day. The
senate don't get there at any time,
but a skillful minority has taught
them all chow not to do it,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05

SUCH scenes in the house of repre-
sentatives as occurred between Morse
and Fithian the other day when the
"lie' passed very glibly are simply
disgraceful and calculated to disgust
the people with the lower house as
much as they are Disguised with the
aanntA
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05
Sailing Party Drowned.

MAReHFIELD Ore, Oct. "a party
of Ven sailing near the entrance to
Coos bay Sunday capsized and four
were drowned. The names are r. M.
DeLouney and two children and John
Wikland.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05

Women full of pains, acI
and weaknesses find comfort,
strength and renewed vitality in
Cuticura Plaster, the first and only
pain-killing, nerve-strengthening
plaster when all else fails.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05
AovETJsING RATES.

,nyerttsinp rates will he made known on ap
riuNtion.
t.l,ru iiuslu,ss Office; ~ Tribune Duildl .
~ York Western Business Once 500 I'll
,,ssrv Chicago a. O. bECKwTTH,
SOle Agent Foreign Advertising.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05
TRAVELLING AGENTS.

=. !. p Crawford and J. N. Peacock fhe
.on.j- ranpoped not 10 pay money to any
nui persnnb wno may represent themselves
.. ,tasoLng agents OF this paper, as all al
."r,ty heretofore issued W any other person
az thorc named il hereby EVOKED
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05

THAT shin.skinning remark of the
Waco Day-Globe is little 600 hard
on the governor. Lucky thing it
didn't happen last September, James
Stephen
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-10-05
What Cures Pimples ?

The only reliable preventive and cure, when
not due to constitutional humor, is