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Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
ELABORATE DRESS OF LINEN.
DAINTY summer Cost u,nes.

In the large engraving is shown a
dress of ecru linen, trimmed with
cream embroidery. The skirt has
broad pleats back and front and three
rows of embroidery caught together
at intervals by openwork embroidery
ornaments. The hem is festooned
with ecru silk. Blouse bodice under
a bolero of the embroidery, gathered
sleeves with embroidered cuffs. Waist
Lelt of bright, cherry-colored silk, and
knot of the same silk in the straw hat,
which is also trimmed with m1rguer-
ties.
Here also is shown the waist part
of a dairy gown in cream muslin.
1t has yoke collar Of guipure Joined
across the neck and fronts by tabs
of black velvet and with fichu eff
feet draping the front. The hat is of
poke bonnet suggestion, with simple
satin ribbon for it's adornment. That
hat is of the burnt straw tone, and
tn, ribbon is very pale blue.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
Millinery Of the Nom ent.

T,llIe and chiffon form the two chief
components of the millinery of the
moment, and just imagine what the
goffering and tucking of. tulle mean!
Recollect the hopeless way in which it
sticks to ones fingers and the bedrag-
gled appearance both tulle and chiffon
have when not absolutely fresh. Al
together the best millinery this year
displays the highest Workmanship in
is manipulation, and the most beau
tiful hats, which look as If they are
blown together. are the results Of four
Or five days labor. Even simple cy-
cling hats have stitche taffeta rosettes
and bows, all of which necessitate a
great deal of work. The picture hat
is lovely and whole crowns are formed
of ostrich plumes.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
What Made Him Poor.

An old man raped at door, and when
it was. opened bv the gentleman of the
house he said he was hungry, and begged
something for his breakfast He said he
would willingly do some work to pay for it.
A good meal was given him, which he ate
as if he was really very hungry. When he
was about to go he stood with his old hat
IN his nand, his thin, gray hair blown by
the wind. His face was thin, and wore
rather piteous expression. Said he:
Il thank you sincerely for this food. I
was hungry. And, while I thank you,
want to warn you against coming into the
condition am in When l was young
worked hard and made money. l spent it
in the saloons. l put hundreds of dollars
there. Now l am too old to work. must
wear rags for clothes, and beg for living.
The saloons. drive me out and give me
nothing. Last night / was Iiven from
one, and would have been in that terrible
storm but for the kindness of man who
let me sleep in his shop"
He is only one of many made poor by the
use of strong drink 1t is, indeed, a de-
eeiver, and no respecter of persons.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
TIE GREAT DESTROYER.
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF iNTEM2ERANcs.

The Poor Mans Temptation--Sone False
hoods Told by the saloonkeeper-Syhy
His Lunch is Free" Keasons why
You should AvDid the Liar.
easy for those fenced safely round from
birth
With the best blessings of this fallen earth,
happy home, religious parents care,
Firm, watchful training, sacraments and
prayer,
Pure pleasure that from filthy pleasure
weans,
Good education, tastes refined, fair means,
CoDgenial work (well paid to fill the day,
And books to while a leisure hour away;
So circumstanced man through life might
pass
Without the so.ace of the glittering glass.
He whom well-cooked dinner waits at
home
May safe through streets Of public houses
roam;
But the poor man, whose lot is full of
gloom,
His home at best one shabby, stuffy room,
Not overstocked with furniture or food
Come in here, Jack, a drop will do you
good"
How can poor Jack refuse such respite
pleasant
From hopeless future and from sordid
present?
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
The Ru,nselIer's Lies,

Il do not invite any person into my
place to drink" is a remark you frequently
hear from the saloon-keeper when he is
spoken to about selling liquors. That is
lie:
When the groceryman makes fine dis
play IN front OF his store, whether he has
the price marked thereon or not, he is
honest enough to tell you he does it to in
duce people to buy. That is the truth.
The dry goods merchant outs in his win
dow all sorts and kinds of wearing appar-
el,, for the sole purpose of attracting the
ladies and selling his goods. He tells the
truth
And so it is with all classes of trade,
but the ''rumseller." He says he does not
invite any one in-in to drink. Let's see
First, in the sign, Free lunch from 10 to
II a. M" Is It free? Go in and try to
partake of it without buying some of his
rum and see how quick he or his dressed
up bartender will tell you to get out. That
is a lie!
Does he want you to eat his free %
lunch, or is it free?
Again. He hires the finest cabinet MAX
ar to erect in his place what he calls fix
lures, consisting of elegantly carved hard
wood, often trimmed with marble and
backed with as large mirrors as his room
highly polished glasses-all for what pur-
pose? To ask you in! And in inviting
YOU in, does he invite you just to see the
fine fixeures? No, Mo- But to drink his
miserable, notwithstanding, soul-damning
stuff. Again he lies!
In front of the place you will see ele-
CANT gold and sometimes glass signs, fur
nished by the wholesale whisky man, or
the brewer, gratis to the rumseller for his
trade. Do they have them made just to
adorn his place? No. but to invite you in
Therefore, it is another lie!
The retail rum-dealer lies. and says he
does not invite you in. The wholesaler
and brewer help him to lie, and take
mortgages on his place to help him lie to
the poor fools who are enticed into his
place by all this display of elegance
Another final lie: You drink with him.
He says, Here's to your good health"
| What a lie! YOU can't have good health
| f you partake of the vile stuff Does burn
ing the lining out of your stomach bring
good health?" Does muddling your
brain cause good health9'
| One more big lie: The rum-seller knows
| he cannot stand up and drink with every
one, so he (some of them) have a bottle
of tea to take for whisky, or clear water
to take for gin, and he makes you believe
he is drinking the same vile stuff that you
are pouring down your throat. only he
takes his from another bottle A big lie!
! Young men, resolve now not to help I'm
to lie any more. Every time you are
tempted to go into one of these lying shops
say, mo, will not help anyone to lie
and ruin mankind"
| Avoid the Gar!-Presbyterian Banner.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
The Easiest Way.

The easiest ay to modernize a
sleeve of either wash frock or spring
costume, is add the fare cuff of
tucks or embroidery and tc introduce
the triangular bit Of decoration SO
much affected in the upper part of the
sleeve just below the shoulder. This
makes it up to date, and for the COM
fort Of womankind, it may be added
that the sleeve is not very tight So
that it looks close fitting is all that
is necessary. 1t need not cling close
ly to the arn. Loose s.eeyes add to
ones comfort in warm weather, which
makes a tight sleeve feel like a wise
or q bandage, or both.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
For Golflng or Cycling.

A band of white epe de chine Is
folded about the crown of 4 white
silk golf hat for ladies'. The brim is
broad and shady, the deep crown is
indented sharply in the middle.
Matron and maid, misses and children
alike wear outing hats of stitched
straw. The coarse braids are pre-
ferred to the smooth. The hat j
bound with strip of red or green
flannel and is trimmed with a band
passed around the crown and a bow
to match the flannel with polka dots
of white or black.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
The CrIssde in Brief.

A man has no right to clothe the publ
cans wife in silks and his own in rags.
Switzerland has three institutions for
the cure of drunkards which record per-
manent cures in one-half the cases treated.
Nearly thirty per cent. of the patients
in Paris hospitals have been found to be
persons who were addicted to the exces-
sive use of alcohol.
According to the report of the roston
Police Commissioners. covering the work
number of arrests for drunkenness aver
age sixty-fve for each day during the
twelve months.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30

that is worked around with hand or
machine embroidery. The fashion
that has heretofore been popular OF
wearing silk waists with pique skirts
still prevails, but now the white waists
are the correct thing, and the thin
materials, like the embroidered mus
lin,wash silk or those made of lace and
ribbon, are preferred, and over them
will be worn bolero or Elton jackets
of piQue.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
A Favorite Material.

Embroidered holland is favorite
this year among the summer fabrics,
and pique treated with incrustations
of coarse lace is as effective as it is
striking Pique and duck costumes
are again worn. Some piques shown
are quite light in weight, having an
Openwork dot. really an eyelet hole
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
about as mucn lime in soap and wa
for thov do IN ant11al wear

about as mucn -ima in soap and wa
ter as they do in actual wear.
Outside the fitness of things that is
the reason white is SO pre-eminently
the proper thing-the more it is boiled
the whittier it gets. How would it be
with pink or blue?
A wide hem should be the skirt fin
.sh, but something more "fxy'' may
be more becoming round Miss Little
girls neck; hence this suggestion. AS
pictured thesr fancy collars are made
IF tucked linen or null and lace or
embroidery with insertion.
And very attractive they are.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
KING ADMIREs OUR FLAG.
The Ruler of Sweden Appears to Fee
Kindly Toward America.

The King of Sweden and Norway visited
the United State Pavilion IN the Exhibi-
tion at Paris few days ago, and was T..
ceived by the American officials and Ma
tional Commissioners. Being told that a
million of his subjects were in the United
States the King replied:
II know thas, but you have too many
O. them"
He inspected the building and. calling
attention to the American flag, said:
1--WE all respect that"
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
Salvation and selfshness.

A subtle phase of selfshness is almost
as common in spiritual as in worldly
matters, and it is equally bad i'll BOTH
He who concentrates his whole atten-
ton upon saving his own soul, deeming
that the one object of life, if he gets to
heaven at all will get there because the.
times of such ignorance God winks at;
he will get there only in the same way
that some extremely mean, penurIouS
men may possibly squeeze through the
gates. He only who cultvates the saw
able qualities will be saved. This is not
saying that some mythical, impossible
Abou Ben Adhem who loves his fellow
men but thinks not about God will have
his name written at the head of the list
Of the redeemed. But it is saying that
all genuine love to God is inseparably
Joined with tender love to sinners and
inevitably prompts to the most strenuous
axertions in their behalf. The true
Christian will ''fill up that which is be-
mind of the sufferings Of Christ for the
rescue of the lost He will share, so far
as he can, the same burden for sin; he
will be a partner in the redemptiye
process. He takes more and more, as he
goes forward in the divine life, Christ's
ooint of view concerning all things, and
Ibis prompts him to lay down his life
for men. Amid the many companion
ships in the multitudinous orders which
men have founded let this companionship
whose watchword is salvation have high
est pre-eminence.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
Protects the Throat.

A piece of inch-wide white SAITH,
ribbon sewed inside the neck-b:-nd of
a bodice protects the throat from the
defacing mark that is common result
from the wear of the prevailing high
dress collars. 1t is not intended that
the ribbon shall show from the out.
side
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
His Proper Place,

Mr.. Altgeld announces his intention
of taking the stump as soon as the
Kansas City nominations are made.
AS a Cabinet possibility in the case of
Democratic success, Mr.. Altgeid will
make a strikipgly horrible example.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
Democratic Politics.

The Hon. William A. Clark. of Mon
tana, is another Democratic million
aire who has been treating the country
to an exhibition of the sort Of politics
that obtains in that party.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
The Yellow Kid.

The suggestion that yellow Journal
list be given second PLACE on the Ian
sas City ticket is an excellent one. lf.'
low journalism is the running mate OF
yellow politics.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
Goods Were Not Delivered.

Mr.. James ]. Van Allen is one Dem
ocratic millionaire who is not in touch
with his party this year. He made
bargain With it in 1892 ald failed TO
receive the goods.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
Blue Straw With Jet.

Black silk roses trim = pretty pale
blue straw hat, which has the brim
turned up at one side. A little fol-
iage of gree! is introduced into the
spray of black roses. The crown is
smartly draped with pale blue chiffon,
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30

which finishes at the back with bow
that is drawn through buckle Of
sparkling jet. The chiffon drapery is
caught down to the hat here and there
with very small and q.ite inconspic-
uous pins with jet heads.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
A Dimcult Count.

1t would be impossible for the census
enumerators to count the roc"aat KS
printed in the Democratic newspapers.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
GODS MESSAGE TO MAN.
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS.

Be of Good characterization and Selfish
ness-Enioying God-Sent Happiness
Atomic of Bible Truth-From Cause
to Efe,t-Contented Not to Know
When they are near
Who hold us dear.
When hearts are light
And all things bright
How sweet to pray.
Easy to say,
BE of good cheer,
For God is near"
If some loved friend
Our hearts should rend,
Proving untrue; l.
What shall we do
Rut trust and pray?
And calmly say,
BE of good cheer,
For God is near"
If death should seal
With mute appeal
Lips whose fond kiss
We sadly miss,
'Tis time to pray;
Though hard to say,
BE of good cheer,
For God is near"
If any grief,
Without relief.
Make our hearts smart
And hot tears start
lis time to pray;
Yes, time to say.
''Be of good cheer,
For God is near
Mary Elisabeth Bates in Zion Herald.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
0fCnnrse II Does

A decrease of S4,000,000 pounds in
the quantity of wool imported in Il
year shows the value of protection 10
wool to the American farmer.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
Dead Against Them

The party that opens the mills has
opened the eyes Of the people. That
is another reason why the Democracy
cannot win this year.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
Cheaper Matches.

Matches were dollar gross ehea?
er last year than in 1895 That was
not much of a burden ca the workiuv-
man or his wife.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
A Better Runner.

II must be conceded that Aguinaldo
IS holding out .ong.r than any OF the
assistant Democrats.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
Enjoying God-sent Happiness.

Morbid fear of being glad, lest the JOY
invite sorrow. and precipitate disaster,
is bitter herb that few souls go far
20 gather. What wasted journeying!
Would an earthly father inflict pain at
the most jubilant mSment of child 8
life simply because of the gladness? If
pain or disappointment come at such an
hour, they are but forerunners of good,
not the consequences Of trustful joy.
Why accuse the infinite Father, who
pitieth His children, of such an abhor-
rent exercise of power? 1t is His good
pleasure to give the kingdom to His
''little tiock;;" He wants to do it. Surely
He would never give little cup of hap
piness beforehand for sake of making
pain more swift or bitter. The thought
is profane. 1t is poison. ''The Angel of
the Afterthought'' is fertile in torment
ing suggestions. IF had only known" ;"
ambitters many present cup with the
thought of something missed or marred
n the past. Beware of Had | wis, ;"
says the old proverb. Ii the lack of
knowledge is blameworthy, there is great
cause for repentance; but let it be after
a godly sort. Many a time, when there
was no chance to know and no RESPONSE
bility for not knowing, in the past, the
soul distils the poison of the bitter herb
into the present JOY, spelling what God
has made sweet. Is it grateful? Is it
wise and well?-Julia HI. Johnston.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
From Cause to Effect.

We all want Cbristion ioy. We long
FOR #. we pray for if. Yet it is possible
to get joy. For JOY does not come that
way--by trying. Joy is an effect. Fulfil
the cause and YOU will have the effect
without trying. We get JOY by fulfilling
its condition, which is abiding in Christ.
Struggling after Christian joy without
fulillin. its condition is like agonizing
with God in prayer for a crop on your
field without fulfilling the condition of
blowing. sowing and cultivatng. Full
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30
A Tonic of Bible Truth.

I know of some aguish church mem
bers that hardly have strength enough
to shake. They live down in the swampy
regions where fever and ague prevail,
and the air is infected with malaria.
The water is bad; it comes from the
bad and gets clogged up with sin; the
atmosphere is bad, and chokes prayer
and takes the very life out of Chris
tian Move out Get back to your duty.
Take ii stiff tonic of Bible truth every
morning and make somebody happier
during the day. Lay hold of your work
again; give selfishness a good scourging.
and come once more into the blessed sun
shine of Christ's countenance. Then
with a clean conscience and good appe-
tite you will take real delight in serving
your Saviour. The joy of your Lord
will be yonr strength.-Theodore l..
Cuyler, d. D.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30

New York City (SpeciaD. Simple
ity should mark the frock for the
small girl. This is especially so in
summer, when these little dresses pass
Passaic City record., 1900-06-30

This is simple tea gown for warm
weather wear, composed Of lavender
crepe de chine and trimmed with rich
full ruff1es of tea-tinted lace. A broad
ivory satin ribbon belts its loose folds
and falls In long ends in front.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-17
counts, the Rev. Mr. Shields was holding down the job.-Guardian.
SOME PUBLIC SCHOOL
 FACTS.

i Tucson is the birth place of the public school system of Arizona
 The law establishing our public
 schools was enacted here by the
 legislature when the seat of gov. fernment was at Tucson. That
 was in 1870. The first public schooI
 for boys was opened in Tucson in
 1871 by John Spring, as teacher.
 The first public school for girls in
 Arizona, by Mrs. L. c. Hughes
 in 1872. During this same year
 Miss Mary L. Post opened a pub
 lie school at Ehrenberg, Yuma county. Hence it will be seen that Tucson was the birthplace of our public schools, over twenty eight years ago. Since that time the growth of our public school system
 has been marvellous, considering the many vicIssitudes through which we have had to pass and the obstacles to meet and over- come. That one school of less than thirty pupils and one teacher has grown until now we have more than 250 school houses, public school property valued at more than half a million of dollars, 375 teachers and nearly 10000 chil. dren of school age. The standard of our teachers has been raised, many of the schools have been graded. SFe have two Normal schools for educating and training teachers. We have University for giving still higher education than the Normal provides, with a faculty equal to any other similar institution in the country. All this has come during the memory of many of our pioneer friends of education, pioneers who gave much of their substantial aid in planting our public school system.-Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-17
lrriigati0l
 Matters.
ORIENTAL IRRIGATION. Storage Reservoirs and Sup pfemental Grazing Fields.

In the tiny Asiatic prov ince of Amara are found on a small scale sorle of the most perfect irrigation systems in existence and irrigation there has been practfced since the world was young. Every thing in the little state is on a Lilliputian basis. The country naturally is cut up into small foothills with cor responding valleys, and farm ing is highly intensive. Ma : ture has cut out many small canyons and stone and earth = enware dams have been con structed across them, form ing storage lakes which catch the rains and hold them to later water the thirsty soil of the fertile little valleys be- low, where the precious fluid is led through small distribu- ting canals. The rainfall is not many inches, but on the uplands the Turkestan alfal- ia and drouth resisting vetch- es are grown supplementing the crops of the valleys and furnishing forage for the po- nies and the broad tailed sheep.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-17
EDUCATIONAL
 DEPARTMENT.
EDITOR, A. MANN.

The Herald has very kindly as sented to the proposal of my con. -ducting an Educational Depart ment for q few months, and as it seems to be very agreeable thing to do. and necessary as well, tlfe be- ginning is now made. Articles discussing any phase of school life, will find a place ready in this department. Address, care of the Herald. At present I Ishafl remain "incog," but rest assured that Pm your friend and the friend of all who like education. We favor any measure or opinion that is good for the youths in our schools and the teachers in charge. We oppose all things whatsoever they may be, which tend to shorten school terms, cut teachers salaries or in any way infringe upon the rights of our school children who deserve the best and need the best that can be had through toil or love or money.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-17
SOUTH AFRIcA'S PLAQUES.
At BuluwayO Boots DeSoarea bT Ants-Rava&eG of the
 RInderpest.

South Africa imports hides, wool and rHohair, and the ranchmen would revel in riches were it not for the various pests that decimate his flocks and herds. The most deadly one is the rinderpest, cattle plaugle which in the last ten years has been slowly creeping from Central Africa southward, leaving d wake of whitened bones. In travelling through Natal I saw 50 oxen lying dead about a spring where they had tun-- bled one over the other, so suddenly had the disease attacked them. It was almost impossible then to get an un- Gnged piece of steak at restaurant though the proprietor resented any such charge, aud a plethorie German traveller who called in loud tone foE ''roast rinderpest'' in the railroad cafe at De Aar Junction, Cape Colony, had to be picked up infragments. Dr. Koch and other eminent specialists tried i4 vain to stop this plague. The country is now recovering from it slowly
 Another pest is the tsetse fly, an in sect resembling our common house tys Dut three times as large. Its bite wiIt kill a horse, COW or any other domestic. animal in about ten days, but, strange to say, does not affect wild animal or a human being. A less dangerous but more troublesome pest is the white ant, which is about one-quarter of an inch long and ubiquitous in many parts of the country They live under the ground, and can only be routed by kill ing the queen, which sometimes reaches the size of one inch in length. This in- sect is particularly harassing in Rho- desia. At Buluwayo my travelling com panion inadvertently left his boots on the floor after turning in at night, and he arose next morning to find the up- pers carefully separated from the soles< Lucky you didn't leave your clothes on the floor" was the hotel keepers only consolation. These ants will eat through anything but metal. and for that reason much of the building iS done with corrugated iron. The ant hill is one of the conspicuous landmarks in travelling over South Africa--Ainslee'sS