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Passaic City record., 1901-06-22

vice, the Gap is likely to ex
perience a boom as a summer
resort. The country is justly
celebrated for its healthfulness
and freedom from malarial in
tiuences, good water, fine drives
and walks in cool and shady
nooks-where cloud, water and
mountain literally meet.
From the Water Gap we speed
away past Stroudsburgh and
East Stroudsburgh in the foot
hills of the famous PocOno
Mountains, and at Mount Po-
como, 1900 feet above the sea
level, the highest point of the
line is reached, and from whence
magnificent panOrama is
spread before the eyes of the
traveller. This beautiful region
has been characterized by thou
sands who have visited it as the
peer of the Adirondacks. 1t is
reached in less than three hours
from PaSSaic.
From East Stroudsburgh are
reached the hunting and fishing
grounds of Monroe and Pike
counties. Views from this point
are not surpassed in beauty
within the bounds of the United
States. There is not the bare
ruggedness of the Rockies, nor
the dizzy heights of other
Western ranges, but the verdure-
clad peaks and domes, ravines
and gorges present pictures
that are far more beautiful.
Henryville, Cresco, Pocono SUM
init, Tobyhanna, Moscow, Elm
hurst and many others are
favorite resorts for summer
soiourners from the busy cities.
From the Water Gap the train
hugs the mountain side. a
narrow valley, wild as when
nature planned it intervenes be-
tween the steep wall of the fac
ing range. Higher still we
climb. Tree tops sink to the
level of the car window; then
drop below it. On and up we
go, the higher plane yielding
farther views and more sublime.
Away off to one side, almost
at right angles to the way we
are going, an east bound train
Passaic City record., 1901-06-22

ger, the boys made light of everything
and Mr.. Austin was full of fun. l did
not realize till the next morning that
we might drift out on the ice till we
were starved or frozen, and then | did
not see any use making fuss about it,
"That day we kept travelling to keer
land in sight, as the position of the ice
was continually shifting. All the time
we were afoat we must have gone &C
or 80 miles. 1 had been i'll and could
not walk fast enough to keep warm, sc
they let me lie in one of the sleds with
dogs round me. Miss Bell, Johnston
and Hagelin kept walking all the time
to prevent them from freezing. AS the
days went on they sometimes fell
asleep on their feet.
"All our provisions consisted of some
fish for dog feed, and little cornmeal
but we had no salt. On the second day
when we began to travel strange
thing happened. We found some wood
that Austin had thrown from his sled
a few days before. With this the boys
were able to light a fire and cook, but
it was not till the third day out that !
could eat a little cornmeal mush, and
it revived me wonderfully.
''We saw a bonfire on the coast the
third night, one of those, we afterward
heard. that were lighted as signals to
us. The fourth night it showed, and
we were soaked through. If we had
been forced to stay on the ice another
night we should probably have frozen
for we were very wet and exhausted.
"But on the morning of the fourth
day our ice field drifted in shore, and
we were only separated from the beach
by six miles of rubber ice. This was
our one chance, and we determined to
risk it. The sleds were put side by
side, and with rush we started, the
ice cracking and breaking all the way.
The IA dogs dashed on, urged by the
men. I did not dare to look, but COW
cred my head. expecting every moment
to go through, till some one called out
we are on the beach!' and then l threw
off the wrap and saw one of the boys
break down and sob with joy, and Mr..
Chisman, the roadhouse keeper at
Chookook, with an Indian, was stand
inc on the shore welcoming u.s."
Capt. Fred'k H. Sparrenberger
and his bride start for California
to-day.
Passaic City record., 1901-06-22
NATIONAL UNION STATE
MEETING.
Senator Gnichtel Reelected.
Offices Fall to PaSSaic
Delegates.

The Assembly or State Coun-
ell of the National Union met in
biennial session in Aaron Wilkes
Post hall, Trenton, on Tuesday.
Ex-President O. S. Freeman,
of Passaic, read the call for this
convention.
Charles Mclean, of Walt
Whitman Council, Orange, N.
j., was elected as Chairman, and
Captain j. c. Shearman of Pas
sale Council, as Secretary.
An address was delivered by
Senator Gnichtel, in which a
detailed report of the financial
management of the National
Union was discussed and the
methods of bonding the officers
thoroughly explained. His re-
marks were received with
marked attention.
After a general discussion of
the routine business of the order
Senator Frederick w. Gnichtel,
of Trenton Council, was unani-
mously reelected as the repres-
entative from New j Jersey to the
Senate or Supreme Lodge of the
United States, which will meet
July II to 21, at the Grand
Union Hotel, Saratoga. New
Jersey will also be represented
in this National Convention by
Harry E. Evans, who fills the
Office of chaplain in the Supreme
Council.
The following named dele
gates were elected as the Execu-
tive Committee for the State :
O. S. Freeman, of Passaic, chair
man; James J. Brophy, of AL
lentown; Samuel H. Bullock,
of Trenton; William H. Gibbs,
of Lambertville, and A. M. Van
Ness, of Newark.
The visiting delegates were
entertained at the Trenton
House and were afterwards
shown the various points of in
terest in this city by the local
members.
The meeting was unusually
interesting. The large increase
in membership during the two
years since the last meeting was
very encouraging, and the an
nouncement that Trenton had
nearly l.0OO members at the
present time. created great en-
thu>iusln. -.Ntute Gtzette.
Passaic City record., 1901-06-22
AFLOAT ON ICE CAKE
Terrible Experience of a P rty oi
Cape Nome Prospectors.
Details of the Adventure Related bs
One of Two Women in the Com
pany--A Hair-Raising StruS-
gle for Existence.

EVELYN Buss, one of the victims car
ried out on the ice off Bluff City, has
kindly consented to give her impress
sions of the terrible experience for the
Nome Gold Digger. She is frail little
woman, who looks incapable of endur
ing such privations and hardships "a:
she was called upon to endure, but like
the rest of the party she faced the
danger with the utmost GOODNESS anc
courage.
at was four nights before Christ
mas eve that Audrey Bell, Charles Hag
elm, Eric Johnston and myself round
ed the point at Bluff City and fount
open water barring the trail. Mis-:
Bell and | were tied to the sleds, fol
the way was rough, and we did not pa,
much attention to the water, the mel
telling us there was often a crack a
that point. Eric Johnston jumped
across and ran uptown for ropes anc
then we realized that we were gradual
ly drifting away from the shore. Peo
pie in Nome seem to think that we
were carried away on little patch O.
ice, but our floating prison was many
miles in extent.
''As the crack grew wider Eric Johns
ton and w. f. Austin, the man he hac
asked to assist at Bluff City, rowec
out to us in boat. They succeeded
in scrambling on the ice, but Austir
was drenched, for it was wild anc
stormy night. We had robe and two
pieces of canvas, and we wrapped him
in one of the sleds, and let the dogs lie
around him to keep him from freez
ing. He had no hat and his clothes
were wet through, so | opened my
trunk and got out an eiderdown matt
nee for his head and tore up fianne,
skirt for his feet; the rest of the things
in the trunk we used to keep ourselves
warm.
Everyone in the party seemed anx
ious to pretend that there was no dan
Passaic City record., 1901-06-22

The locality known as the
Delaware Water Gap has been
a summer resort for wealthy
persons ever since 1888. 1t is
one of the most beautifully
scenic localities east Of Colorado.
With each recurring summer its
habitues have steadily increased,
and under the present manage
ment of the Lackawanna rail
road, which penetrates the
region with its up-to-date ser
Passaic City record., 1901-06-22

is emitting clouds OF white
steam Around the edge Of the
giant basin we circle toward it.
We have twenty-five miles Of
this view and then take a back
wark glance to see Water Gap
thirty miles away.
Onward the train climbs into
the very heart of the Pooono
mountains. Away off in a vale
a huge summer hotel stands be-
side a brook. Higher up on the
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hillside is another. Bold mount
aims rise higher and higher.
Long. narrow and deep, filled
with forest and stream, stretches
away Paradise Valley. We
skim along its rim, then plung
ing through a tunnel in pro-
truding cliff we emerge to feast
upon its beauties.
From Pocono Summit into the
valley of a rushing brook we dip
toward the Lackawanna Little
towns, hewn out of the wilder
ness, show for an instant, and
are left behind as we rush on
down the grade, past a success
Passaic City record., 1901-06-22

sion of reservoirs which glim-
mer in the sunlight. The ravine
to the left is deep and at its
bottom is Roaring brook.
A mammoth coal washer
stretches its great arms across
the ravine, Great piles of waste
coal loom up. A rocky glen
opens its gaping mouth to the
right and a glimpse of water
fall is caught. A cleft in the
hills frames a bit of a city, and
the next curve shows a great
valley in which cluster thous-
ands of houses. We dash into
the very center of them, and
are at Scranton.
Passaic City record., 1901-06-22
MEN OF AFFAIRS.
cessfu

One of James Hamilton Lewis CHI
ents has been under sentence of
death for nine years. ~.~ +"
Prof. Huxley once wrote in regard
to a scientific congress over which
he was to preside: "All this time
| shall be occupied in hearing one
iackass contradict another jackass
about questions which are of no i'm
portance." -.
Andrew Carnegies first gift of a
library was to his birthplace of Dun
fermline, Scotland ($40,000). He said
at the time that it was good place
to begin because the first public Ii
brary the little place ever had was
the collection of three weavers, one
of whom was my father
Ex-senator Mitchell, of Wisconsin,
who has returned home after two
years spent abroad with his family,
saws that since the Spanish war it is
evident to travellers that the English
regard us with much more friend
ship and that ''the French do not like
us at all, though they are afraid of
u.s.
Senator Depew has given to his
son Chauncey, Jr., a house and lot
at Seventy-eighth street and Amster-
dam avenue, New York city. The
transfer of this property is intended
to mark the beginning of the young
mans business career. There is a
$4,000 mortgage and the lifting of
that incumbrance will be test OF
business ability.
Passaic City record., 1901-06-22
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Love the Best Motive.

Observe the true motive for Christian
work The Lord did not say to Peter:
''Lovest thou the work?" or, Lowest
thou my lambs?" but Lowest thou
me?" for the most potent principle in
the Christian heart is love to Christ.
Yet we are 700 prone to forget that
this is the case, and so we dwarf our
best efforts by engaging in them from
motives which, though good enough,
are lower than the ighest.-William
NJ Tavlnr
Passaic City record., 1901-06-22
A SUCCESSFUL PORTlA.
First Woman Lawyer Admitted to
COnnectfcut's Highest Court.

First Woman Lawyer Admitted to
COnnecticut's Highest Court.
Women lawyers are not at all rari-
ties in these emancipatory days. but
the number of attorneys of the gen
tier sex who have been admitted to
practice before the highest courts of
the various states is still somewhat
small To Miss Susan Cecilia O'Neill
has been awarded the honor of being
the first woman to argue cause be-
fore the supreme court Of errors, the
highest judicial tribunal of Connecti-
cut In justice to Miss O'Neill it must
be said that she performed her ap-
pointed task as well as any male law
yer could have done.
Miss O'Neill received her legal train
ing at the law school of New York uni
Passaic City record., 1901-06-22

versity and was graduated with dis
tinction. In 1898 she was admitted
to the Connecticut bar. Since that
time she has practiced as member of
She firm Of O'Neill, O'Neill Il ONeill
of Waterbury, the other two O'Neills
being her father and brother.
The young Connecticut woman attor-
ney has charming personality and
clear and full voice. At her recent ap-
pearance before the highest court of
the Nutmeg State she spoke for 10 min
utes without notes, showing evident
mastery OF the technical details of her
case. She made an excellent impress
sion.
Passaic City record., 1901-06-22

The festival of the people for
the benefit Of the General Hos
pital is big attraction nightly,
opposite the Erie depot,
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-17
Newspaper Giro alation.

A newspaper. although modest in
its pretentions, will, in time, make its
friends in almost every state
and territory in the American Union,
and OCCASIONAL in foreign countries.
TIE Missouri VALLEY TIMES has its
readers in almost every county in this
state, and in the following States and
Territories:
Colorado, South Dakota, North Da-
kota, Nebraska, Nevada. New York,
Illinois. Oklahoma. California, Mis-
souri,, Tennessee. Indiana, Montana,
Kansas, Texas, Oregon, New .Jerey,
Michigan, Ohio, MASSACHUSETTS,. Wash
ington, Arkansas, Wyoming. Pennsyl-
vania. New Mexico, Idaho, Indian
Territory, District of Columbia, and
one copy each to South America and
South Africa.
Charles b. Hanford, the leading
man in the Private John Allen" Co.,
that play in this city Thursday eve
ming January 17ih, is q relative of Mis-
g. w. McGavrep.
Today spoils the sleighing.
w. II Fuller was Valley caller to-
day.
Mrs Harry Harvey, of Logan, is
visiting her parents in this city.
John W. steen, of the Miller Hotel,
is down with the grippe.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-17
WILL HOLD AN INQUEST
Coroner Will Seek for Cause
of Italians Death.

The developments in the investiga-
ton us to the cause and the manner
OF death of the unknown nan fonnd
OF the Chicago Il Northwestern tracks,
near Honey Creek. Wednesday morr :
Ing, were few aud far between yester-
dts. Coroner lreynor SAID last night
that he would hold an inquest as soon
IA he could get he crew that brought
passenger train NJ. 5 to this city
Tuesday night, for the superstition is
, that 1t was the engine OF this train
that killed the mar.
The Northwestern officials MAIN
tanned their reticenc. yesterday. IT. is
said that Coroner Treynnr even could
get no information from the officials
until late IN the afternoon, when they
notified the county ollicia! that the en-
gineer of No. ) had reported that he
struck something near Honey Creek
Tuesday night. The coroner replied
that he wanted to examine the men on
the matter. Late last night no time
had been set for the inquest.
AT the undertaking room, last night
even less was known about the affair.
SO far as could be leaned, nothing is
being done TO locate the man or to
ascertain his identity. 1t is said ,ha;
the condition of the body is such that
some disposition will have &c be made
of it today.
Nothing has developed to change the
belief that the name of the man is
Eugene Antonio De Cesare, an Italian,
and that he was probably beating his
way or walking OH the track. From
the drover's pass which he carried it
appears he had come 20 South Omaha
from Chapman, Neb, with cattle, and
may have been seeking tojoarney east
rd.-Nonpareil.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-17
A Deep Mystery.

1t is a mystery why women endure
backacne, headache, nervousness, aleep
iessness, melancholy, fainting and div
zy spells when thousands have proved
hat Electric Bitters will quickly cure
such troubles. ~ suffered for wears
with kidney trouble" writes Mrs Phebe
,,herley, of Peterson, Ia, "and q lame
back panied me so l could not dress
myself, but Electric Bitters wholly
cuIed me, and, although -73 years old
l now am able to do all my house
work" It overcomes constipation,
improves appetite, gives psffeet health
Only SOC at Elliott & Haryays drug
store. = lsl
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-17
Unique Title for a Play.

Private John Allen" which is to be
presented at New Theatre on Thurs
day evening, Jan. 18th, is a unique
title for a play and one concerning
which some explanation may te in
place. This appears t. be Mr. Charles
Il. Hanford's season for explanations,
for his old friends and admirers are
filled with surprise that he should have
devoted himself to the modern drama
for the present season. The strength
of the play as developed at prelimin=
ary engagement in Washington, ID. G..
is sufficient reason for the existence of
"Private John" whose title does not,
as might be supposed, announce war
play. There is no beating of drums
behind the scenes to simulate cannon
and no clatter of horse shoes to simu-
late the advance of cavalry. All the
stirring events-and they are abund-
ant-are enacted in plain view of the
audience. John Alien is q man of
heroic mold, who was dubbed 'I'rlvate'
| first because he was soldier, and Sec
ond because in ell his community OF
Judges, Colonies and Majors, he was
the only conspicuous citizen without
a title. The name becomes one of
sincere respect rather than of fippancy
and his leadership is acknowledged
wherever his personality asserts itself.
The story is one of love and politics
although there is no shade of partisan
ship either in plot or dialogue 1t ia
simply a beautiful picture of life in
the rural distr,ets Of the far South, a
story of chivalry, ambition and self
sacrifice.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-17
The question Of the etllcie ncy of our

The question Of the efficiency of our
arc lights is still an absorbing topic.
Some say they are all right, others say
no. Give them fair trial, but don't
buy any moro if they prove Q failure.
The parties selling them to the town
seem to make them go, but they GER
tainly have proved unsatisfactory dur
ing cold weather so far If they will
burn all right they are certainly fine
light.-Woedbine Chronicle.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-17
Friday, Jan. II.

DIR Warren and Geo Beagle were
selected as delegates from the M.
w of A lodge of this city, as dele.
gates to the State Convention al
Des Moines which meets Feb 18th
Miss Mabel Walker went to
Logan this morning to visit friends
for a few days.
A R Legrow yesterday sold the
Levi Long farm to A G Brown.
DR. G W McGavern was called
to California junction this morn
ing to attend Mr. Jacob Fountain
who is quite sick. He Is about 80
years old and it is feared it is his
last sickness.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-17

No 3, that is, the train on this C.&N
w. that leaves Logan at 2:35, and was
not scheduled to stop here after No 81
was put on, will here safter ,stop. Re.
member its time 2:35 This change
was brought about by the sharp com
petition that exists between the /
and the 9 &N W, Tho G strain goes
through at 2:55 was getting 90 much
of the passenger trade that 80. 3 has
been ordered to stop Observer.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-17
A Pigeon Party.

About fifty of the young people OF
Pigeon and vicinity gathered at the
home OF Hans Olson at the invitation
of Mr.. CHARLES Olson, Sunday evening
and whiled away severalh hours in mirth
u 4king, singing, and playing with a
Zast that none but the young can know.
AT midnight there was luncheon, and
then the homeward journey over hill
and valley. by as happy lot of lads
ard lassies as ever knew the joys of
life. The farm Joys are, after all, we
believe, the joys of earth for yong peo,
pie. ~.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-17
The Sugar Beet Industry

The Sugar Beet Industry.
w. a. Smith, of California
Junction, is quite an enthusiast
for sugar beet growing in this
county. Last year he had an ex-
perimental crop of them raised
which proved to be quite profit
able. At the same price per ton
that is offered for tho coming year,
that is tour dollars, stated a few
weeks ago in The OBSERVER, the
crop pnetted fortydollars and fifteen
cents an acre, or tive and two thirds
the gross receipts of a corn crop
OF fifty bushels to the acre at
thirty cents FER bushel. That is
a good yield and "a good price, and
as the expense of raising a crop
of corn is about six dollars per
acre. The net proceeds is about
nine dollars for the corn, which
shows that one acre in beet pro-
|duces, net cash, about four and one
half times as much as an acre of
good corn at a good price. The
cost of raising an acre of beets is
very much like the cost of raising
corn, principally labor, Smith
books amounted last year to about
twenty eight dollars per acre or
four and two thirds times rs much
as the cost of raising corn. Mr..
Smith lstrying to get beets enough
raised this year to demonstrate
the practicability of making sugar
from beets raised in this county
profitable. 1t has been fully
proved by various experimental
tests, and by his experience on
about seventy acres last year that
sugar beets grown in Harrison
county are rich enough in sugar to
be very profitable. What he
wants to prove now is that enough
will be raised in the county to
guarantee running fsctory.
Mr. Smith is we'll known to be a
successful business man, conserva-
tive, level-headed, no rain bow
chaser; smo ney maker, no enthusi
astic pursuer of chimerical scheme
but one who carefully observes
and notes all the conditions Of fail
ure as we'll as success, and there-
fore, when man like him takes
up an industry like sugar beet
raising he should have the cooper
alton Of all. Ii costs from $3.50,
600 to Sl,000,O00 to erect and
equip a sugar factory. When an
investmentoft that amount is made
there should be an acreage Of su-
gar beets guaranteed sufficient to
insure q full run for the factory
during the season, that is at least
5000 acres. Mr. Smith should sue
ceed. The man that secures q
new industrial plant for the COM
munity is as great benefactor as
hc who causes two blades to grow
where only one has grown. A
successful sugar beet factory To-
Gated at or near Mo. Valley would
bean excellent ching for the county
1t would furnish employment for
many people. Other industries
would soon be established, end
thus local or home market be
had for everything produced on
the farms. This guarantees
better prices and greater prospect
ty. 1t is hoped that Mr Smith
will succeed. J ,,osan Observer.
AFTER suffering for weeks from a se-
| we're cold, trying many sO-calied 'c0.pt,
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-17

-
DR. d P Chessmore Of St Jo.
Mo has been spending few days
in the Valley looking over the
ground as to his locating here as
a doctor. He was we'll pleased
with the Valley.
OFT True went to Woodbine
this morning on business.
j e Rosenbaum aud Clint Har-
ker each sold an so acre tract of
land today to H,.ceison Bros of
Council Bluffs, " s35 per acre.
This land had no improvements
on it.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-17

There has been Il tendency during
the last few days to glut the hay mar
keJ in this city, though the price holds
up strong at 500 to $3.50 per ton,
and the quality is uniformly good. A
day or SO ago on one of the market
lots in this city nineteen loads of hay
were waiting for customers. Condi-
tlons were not quite SO bad yesterday,
but the supply exceeded the demand.
-Noppa1eil.
Harvey Johnson during the year 1900
received orders from the following
states, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Louisi-
ana Wisconsin. Missouri, iowa, South
Dakota, Nebraska, and the territory of
Oklahoma, for lhis improved Poland
China pigs. Thus the man that can
produce the best will always have wide
range of market for his product. The
next year will no doubt find an in
creased demand for Haryey's stock
Observer.
| A company of several business men
of Missouri Valley has been formed
ito start department store in that
city, The capital stock will be $4,000
and large building will be erected and
the store started as soon as possible
l-Woodbine Twiner.
Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-17

A s severe !, pain or aching in the
small ct back.
A tired, exhausted feeling.
A desire to urinale frequently.
Au unusual des re to urina,e
at night
An annoying, sealding or burn
lug sensation while urinating.
An Inability to make even ordi-
nary eNeltion.
An abundance of pale or scanty
urine.