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Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-09-03

A HUMANE IDEA. workingmen
of Massachusetts, in Convention as
sembled, have developed one truly
humane and sensible idea. 1t takes
the form of protest against allowing
children to be employed in factories,
under ten years of age, or of keeping
them at work more than eight hours in
a day. The practice of sending little
boys and girls to "pick" and to attend
machines in these workshops almost as
soon as they can run about alone, and
of keeping them at their tasks from
candlelight in the morning until star
light in the evening, is most cruel and
inexpedient. 1t fills many early graves
and brings into the ranks of laborers
hosts of weak, sickly, prematurely
aged and ignorant people who can
never hope to get out of the weary ruts
of mechanical toll Children are thus
robbed of the advantages of even an
elementary education The machinery
of their bodies is worn our almost be-
fore muscles and sinews have been de-
veloped for action. They are condemn.
ed to slavery, to suffering, to poverty
No child should be allowed to work
more than five hours day while under
twelve years of age, and all such should
be compelled to attend school certain
portion of every year. This subject
has recently attracted much careful at
tention from humanitarians and refor-
mers is England, where the principles
advocated by the Massachusetts work
ingmen are being crystalized in
Parliamentary statutes.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-09-03

STYLES OF MoURNING.-The ancients
had q queer idea about mourning for
the dead. The Egyptian women ran
through the streets crying, with their
bosoms exposed and hair disordered.
The Lycians regarded mourning as I'M
manly, and compelled men who went
into mourning to put on female gar
ments, And again we learn in Greece
when popular General died, the whole
army cut. off their hair and the name of
of their horses. At the present day the
Arabian women stain the hands and
feet with indigo, which they suffer to
remain eight days. They also careful
~ abstain from milk during this time,
on the ground that its white color does
not accord with their minds. In China
mourning is white. Mourning for q
parent or husband is required there by
law, under penalty of sixty blows and
a years Punishment. When the EN-
peror dies all his subjects let their hair
grow for one hundred days. In the
Fejee Islands on the tenth day of
mourning the women scourge all the
men except the highest. Aud the
fashionable custom there requires the
friends and relatives of the deceased to
assemble on the fourth day after the
funeral and picture to themselves the
amount of corruption the corpse has sus-
tanned by that time. In the Sandwich
Islands persons DESTROYS of going into
mourning paint the lower part of their
faces black, ana knock out their front
teeth.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-09-03

We were in the tea house at Canton
drinking such superfine tea as we new
er tasted in the United States. We
noticed that large jars were placed un
bder each table, into which all the
grounds were tossed. Chinese do not
steep their tea in pot, but put it in
your cup, pour in hot water, covering
the cup to retain the steam allowing it
to stand five minutes, draining off and
reflling
The second cup is considered the best,
and the third fillmgSis very good. But
when the strength is exhausted, the
grounds are thrown into the jars, taken
out doors, spread on cloths, dried, doc
tored, repacked, and sent over here to
us. The average cost of teas in China,
is from fifteen to twenty cents per
pound, but duties, freight, insurance,
interest on capital, profits to importers
and middle men swell it to prices which
makes it an article of luxury. More
poor tea is drank in the United States
than in any other land.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-09-03
elizabeth DAILY allao,litor,
PUBLISHED AT 155 BROAD STREET, BY
j. MADISON DRAKE.

LIES VIcIssITUDEs.-To day we are
striving, pushing, grasping after wealth,
honor. power, and pleasure. The poor
claim wealth that they may be above
want the rich seek to add to their
countless thousands. So we are rushing
forward, reckoning not of the final re
suit of our probationary existence. No
one ever appears to think how soon he
must sink into oblivion--that are one
generations of millions. Yet such is the
fact. Time and progress have, through
countless ages, come marching hand in
hand-the one destroying, the other
building up. They seem to create lit
tie or no commotion, and the work of
destruction is as easily and silently ac-
complshed as a child will pull to pieces
a rose. Yet such is fact A hundred
years bence, and much that we now see
around us will too have passed away.
1t is but the repetition of life's story
we are born, we live, over those veneer
able piles, finding the common level of
their prototypes in nature and ultimate
death. ........ .
We all within graves shall sleep
hundred years to come;
e..,. No living soul for us will weep s4
But other men our land will ill.,
And other men our streets will fill,
And other birds will sing as gay,
And bright the sunshine as to-day,
A hundred years to come.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-09-03

"Such religion" it is said, sis
good enough to live by, but it will not
do to die by" That is not true. If a
mans philosophy, or his religious faith
will not comfort him in dying hour,
it will not sustain him in the trials and
temptations of his living hours.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-09-03

A statement of the amount of whisky
now held in bond throughout the Unit
ed States has been prepared at the Blu
reau of Internal Revenue. The reve-
nue. officers say there are Is, 247, 900
gallons of the article now stored in
warehouses. That is about two quarts
each for every man, woman and child
in the country, and does not include
the probably equal amount out of bond.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-09-03
WIRE CLOTH FOR SCREENS

A BOUT TO ARRIVE. a complete assortment OF
N Wire Netting fer Mosquito Screens-plain,
drab and green, "a, 80 and 80 inches wide.
f. NJ. HERRICK h co.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-09-03
PLAIN SEWING and MACHINE STITCHING


WHISTLES to notify her friends and the public
w that she has removed from No. Is Washing
ton street to No. 10 Elizabeth avenue. She is pre-
pared to go out into families by the day with her
Sewing Machine. Having been at first class work
for a number of years, she understands Cutting,
Making and Trimming Ladies' and Children's I'm.
derclothing. Also, Childrens French Dresses and
Mems Shirts and carries her patterns with her.
BY leaving the name and address at Is Elizabeth
avenue, Mrs. Wilson VIII call on the ladies for their
orders IN the evening. fH ms Jm
The Montana post., 1869-03-26
Proposals forArmy transportation
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA, }
Offce Chief QMartermaster,
ST. Paul, Minn., November p. 1868


St Paul, Ninn., November q. 1863
SEALED Proposals are invited from those loyal
- citizens of the United States, having the capi-
tai and means TO fully and fairly in all its
parts and conditions, a contract for the Wagon
Transportation for the United States Quartermas-
ter's Department for the District of Montana, next
season beginning April lst 1869. aud ending March
3lst 1870 for that hauling outside of the limits
braced by the present contract for that month
April for that District aud beginning May LIST,
1862 for the yearly contract of the entire district
namely:
All that part of Montana included in the Depart
ment of Dakota. The object of the contract is to
transport supplies TO or from any Post now estab-
lished that may be established within the above
described Distrit; TO haul baggage or supplies TO
accompany troops upon any march or in any mill
tsry operations within that part Of Montana Terri
tory as above described.
The weight To be transported in the District of
Montana shall not exceed Five Million pounds;
Bidders will state the rate per one hundred l1Oo)
pounds per one hundred l10Ol miles, for each
month of the year commencing April lst, 1865,
and ending March 3ls;, 1870.
Bidders should give their names in full as well
as their places of residence. and each proposal
should be accompanied by a bond in the sum OF
ten thousand dollars, (Sl0 00O) signed by two or
more responsible persons, guaranteeing that In case
a contract is awarded for the hauling in the above
mentioned District, TO the party proposing, the
contract will be accepted and entered into, and
good and sufficient security furnished by said
party in accordance with the terms Of tn Is adyer
tisement.
The Contractor will be required TO give bonds in
the sum of fifty Thousand dollars, (S50, ,0O0)
Satisfactory evidence of the solvency OF each
bidder and person offered as security vill be re-
quired.
Proposals nnst be endorsed Proposals for
Army Transportas-Sa in Montana and none will
be entertained unless they fully comply with the
requirements of this advertisement.
The party to whom award is made must be
prepared to execute the contract at once, and to
give the required bonds for the faithful perform
of the contract.
The right to reject any and all bids that may be-
offered is reserved.
The contractor must be in readiness for service
by the FIRST day Of April, 1863, and will be re-
qured to have place Of business or agency, al
which he may be communicated with promptly
and readily for the transportation In the District
Montana. at Fort Benton. and in the District
Montana at such other point as may be Indicated
as the starting point In said District
Proposals for the above will be received at Fort
Shaw Montana Territory by Captain N. s. Con-
stable A. q. NJ u. s. A, Chief @ NJ. District of
Montana and at Saint Paul Minnesota, until Feb
ruary 18th, 1869; by the undersigned.
s. B. HOLABIRD,
Deputy Q. NJ. General u. S. A.
Chief QuartermAster Department of Dakota
The Montana post., 1869-03-26

session call for eighty million acres, besides
guarantees of bonds.
Gen. Thomas is not going to California tfll
he has finished the Dyer court of inquiry.
Illinois has bsen added to Sheridan's de-
Partment, and he will make headquarters at
Chicago.
The rush for foreign appointments ex-
ceeds anything ever before known. As an
illustration, there are over loo applicants for
the Consulship at Frankfort.
Washington, March 1S.-The President
signed the bill to strengthen the public credit,
being the FIRST bill he signed.
VIM. A. Richardson, of Boston, has accent,
ed the appointment of additional Secretary
of the Treasury.
The Reconstruction Committee has agreed
TO report the Senate bill, extending the time
for the removal of ineligible civil officers in
Virginia, with an amendment including
Mississippi and Texas.
Ii. C. Niles has been assigned to duty as
chief of the Appointment Bureau of the
Treasury Department.
The rush of Office seekers to-day on Secre-
tary Boutwell, is the greatest since his ap-
pointment.
Chicago, March 1S.-Washington specials
say the Senate Committee has decided to re-
port Longstreet's nomination 10 the Senate
without recommendation.
The uouse Military Committe has agreed
to report a bill abolishlng the Chief of staff
to the General of the army, Gen. Sherman
stating he don't need any such officer; also,
prohibiting the assignment to duty of retired
officers under full Law.
The Montana post., 1869-03-26

has been elected postmistress, and the
Congressman of the district has prom
ised to use his influence to secure her
appointment.
A badly smelling box at a Buffalo ex>
press office, marked "to be called for. y
was found to contain a female body
with stab over the heart.
At the funeral of James II. Brady.
just before the body was removed from
the house. General Daniel Z. Sickles
entered the room,' and as he looked up.
on the face of the dead friend, he burst
into tears and repeatedly kissed him.
n young man. "illiterate but polite, -
on being invited to attend a wedding
sent note in response, saying, Il re-
gret that circumstances repugnant to
the acquiescence will prevent my ac-
ceptance of the invite"
According to the New York Star,
Follow your leader" has been the ma
tional game for many long years. 1--WE
sulked with Buchanan and worried with
Liucoln, and fought with Johnson, and
now that we have a leader who believes
in nothing but rest, let's all rest and
smoke the pipe of peace together"
At late ball of the opera, according
to the Paris ChdTiudri, a yellow domino
was observed to act in singular man.
ner. Bowing to every lady in a black
or rose domino, he kissed her hand re-
spectfully and retired without saying a
word, but making a note in his tablet.
The mob, very much interested in all
this, followed yellow domino about,
laughing heartily. Yellow Domino was
however. one OF the most distinguished
editors in Paris, who was engaged in
the solution of a great social problem.
1t was this: How many pairs of new
gloves are worn to night at this opera
mask? And he found that of three hun.
dred and fifty-six which he had smelt
at under pretence of kissing, there were
only eighteen which had no aroma OF
benzine, or which had not been cleaned
The Montana post., 1869-03-26

THE Horizons OF WAR.-Since the
creation of the world IA, 100000, 900 hu-
man beings haven fallen in the battles
which man has waged against his fellow
creature-man. IL this amazing num-
ber OF men were to hold each other by
the hand at arms length, they would ex-
tend over Ia, ,5S4 333 miles of ground and
would encircle the globe on which we
dwell, six hundred and eight timesl If
we allow the weight of a man TO be on
an average one cwt., (this is below the
average,) we shall come TO the conclu-
sion that 6,350,O00 tons of human flesh
have been mangled, disfgured, gashed
and trampled under foot. The calcula-
ton will appear more striking when we
state that if the forefngers of these IA =
OO0, ,000, 900 of human beings were to be
held in straight line, they would reach
more than 100000 miles beyond the
moon; and thatif a person were to un-
dertake to count the number, allowing
nineteen hours a day and seven days a
week, at the rate of six thousand per
hour, it would occupy that person three
hundred and thirty-six years. And,
awful is the consideration. Three huns
dred and fifty thousand pipes OF human
blood have been spilled.
The Montana post., 1869-03-26
THE WEST.

The railroad was seven miles west of
Ogden March 13.
San Francisco has eight daily papers
and dozen weeklies.
Colorado has 1000 cattle in one herd.
Other Territories not heard from.
Brick Poueroy's Democrat is down on
the Mormons. There is some good in
Nazareth.
The SiCeetiodter Mines has returned to
South Pass City from the Railroad. IL
is to be enlarged presently, and will be
devoted to mining interests. 1t is care
fully and creditably conducted.
Dick Douglass. who was under arrest
at Ft. ID. A. Russell, on a charge OF
stealing eleven government mules from
the expedition under Capt. Egan, was
hanged outside Col. Carvings camp near
Cheyenne recently. His real name was
Franklin. He was a brother to the
Franklin who was shot at Golden City,
Colorado.
Two hundred and thirty four sacks of
mail arrived at the Post office from the
East yesterday, which underwent the
manipulation of the clerks who were as
busy as bees. Four hundred through
sacks for the West also arrived.-Re-
porter, 14h. We would like very much
to see those clerks or the Postmaster, or
the mail carriers manipulate" some of
our letters along.
Red Clond, the Sioux Chief, who ex-
ercises authority over all the Northern
Sioux, has informed the Agent that a
large portion of his followers are desti-
tute, and that they must be supplied,
else he would be compelled to resort to
unlawful measures. Accordingly the
Agent Mr.. n. q. Taylor, has allowed
Jules Eckoffy, Adolphe Cunny and John
Ritchart to take a stock of woolens, etc,
to Red Clouds present camping ground.
about sixty-five miles northwest of
Laramie. The stock is estimated at %,
600. Red Cloud claims to have about
fifteen hundred lodges with him. The
traders left yesterday morning.-Chey-
eRne Leader, March 8.
The Montana post., 1869-03-26

A ROMANCE OF THE CUBAN REBEL
LIoN.-An American citizen who was in
the Theatre of Villanueve, on the even
ing of the 22d ult., and witnessed the ri
OF and massacre in the streets of Havana
that evening, says that the origin of the
outburst was the shooting of young
woman. He says: "a very beautiful
girl, the daughter of Aldama, one of the
wealthiest and most noble of all Cubans,
wore upon her left breast the American
flag. with the inscription, Long live
the Republic of Cuba, upon it. When
that stirring song was being sung, the
whole audience rose and cheered this
young woman, and as she rose to ac-
knowledge the salute-all eyes were
now bent upon her-a low, mean, cow
ardly Spaniard shot her with a revolver,
killing her instantly. Two American
gentleman occupied the box adjoining
Senorita Aldama, whose names do not
know, but one of whom, seeing the pis-
tol pointed at the young lady's breast,
drew his revolver, and a second after
the Spaniard had fired blew the top of
the head of the cowardly assassin. In
stantly the whole theatre was the scene
of the greatest confusion, and the Span
ish troops rushed in and began firing
upon the masses of the huddled, un-
armed, innocent men, women and chill
dren.
The Montana post., 1869-03-26
TO THE
Merchants of Montana (!

EOR the information Of those freighting 20
II Montana from the East, over the u. p H.
Road, we beg leave TO state that we have just
completed one of the most
COmmOdiOus warehouses
along the line Of the Railroad. at CARTEH
lot miles North of Fort Bridger, and are now
ready TO receive freight on Storage.
The town of CAISTER is located near
the old Soda Springs or Oregon road, which has
been used for more than forty (40) years, and
which was the route taken by all the early emf
grants to Montana. IL is by far. the nearest and
best diverging point TO Montana, the road passing
over uuduiating country. aboundinR In grass,
wood and water. Persons wishing TO ship by this
route will Eill please mark to the care OF CAR-
TER & BROTHER, Carter, Wyoming. who
have the only warehouse at this point and who
will give prompt attention 10 all business
trusted to them. Transportation by mule or
teams can be readily procured
CARTER e. BROTHER,
Jan. IL, 1e6gdyf Carter, Wyoming Ty
G8- Montana papers please copy three months
and send bill to w. A. Garter, Fort Bridger, w T
The Montana post., 1869-03-26

Anastasia Slatterly has recovered 3d.
600 from a man in Providence. Rhode
Island, for breech of promise of marriage.
Phabusi what name. No wonder she
sued the man who refused to change it
for her.
The Montana post., 1869-03-26
ASsIGNEE's SALE
OF
PR 90 L II Il "

In the Supreme Govt OF Montana Territory,-In
Bankruptcy.
In the matter of Noah hHarris,-Bankrupt.
NOTICE is hereby Given, that WILL AS
~ siguee of Noah Harris, Bankrupt on Monday
the 22nd day of March, A. D., le69, sell at my
Office in Virginia City Madison County. uontana
Territory, the following described Quartz proper
ty to- wit:
The Montana post., 1869-03-26
Matters I'm washington.

Chicago, March ls.-The Tribune's special
thinks the repeal of the Tenure-of-0 Office law
probable, though the movement has appa-
rently lost strength by she manner In which
the repeal party has attempted to force
things. The utmost majority expected by
the friends of repeal is four or five.
The land grant bills already proposed this
The Montana post., 1869-03-26
Longstreer,s Appointment:

The Republicans special says it is under
stood the majority of the Senate committee
are opposed to Longstreet's confirmation, not
specially because Longstreet was a leading
rebel, but on the ground that there are many
loyal men who ought TO have the preference
in such appointments The committee how
ever reported back the nomination without
recommendation
The Times special says the next public debt
statement Will show the precise condition of
the Treasury books at the close of business
on the 5Ist inst, instead of being withheld
several days to await returns from New York
A Flank Movement ON Cuba.
Chicago, March lS.-W ashington specials
say the House Committee on foreign Affairs
considered the Cuba and 81. Domingo question
but came to no conclusion.
Meantime the West India squadron Is being
heavily reinforced. The ostenslble object Is
20 protect American citizens in Cuba, but it is
well understood to mean something else.
Should the revolution gain much further
headway, steps viii undoubtedly be taken to
recognize the Independence of the Island by
the government.
Boutwell, has agreed 20 appoint n negro
named Joubert Assessor of New Orleans.
The Montana post., 1869-03-26
Feeling the BIT.

Cuba dispatches from Hof, dated Havani
18th, say that in company with the newly ap
pointed Consul-General Hall, he had called
upon the Captain General of Cuba and Sc
cured the release of Mr.. Triste, an Ameri
can citizen native of Cuba, who was
short time since arrested on a charge of con
spiracy against the government The actor
of the Captain General In this case wa
marked by great courtesy, he having ordereC
the immediate release of the prisoner
although the charges were serious.
The Montana post., 1869-03-26
A Sensa ton.

New York, March IA small boat con
tanning twelve boxes of nitro-glycerine wa
discovered under the wharf at the foot o
Whitehall street, yesterday; enough to blow
the lower portion of the city and Brooklyn
to atoms. The stuff was taken buyond tn,
city limits by the police.
The Montana post., 1869-03-26

His wound Is considered mortal. Two otbs,s
who also escaped were captured
Portland, Me-, March 2O.-Hon. Samuel
Yesterday, aged S5.
The Montana post., 1869-03-26
Custar Heard From.

Chicago, March IS.-The Republican,
special has news from Gen. Custar To the %
inst, which indicates the reports of his cap
ture are unfounded. He was then about To
start North from Medicine Bluffs, in the Wat
chita mountains.
Trouble is reported with the Pawnees at
Ellsworth, Kansas. They have heretofore
been peaceable.
Seven hundred NavIjos are reported al Fort
Wingate. Constant difficulties are occurring
between them and the Pueblos.
The Montana post., 1869-03-26
Valuable Wall Burned.

Oxford, N. Y, March 20--A large mum
Der of laborers employed on the Midland
Railroad, who engaged in a fight on st
Patrick Day, were driven out of the towr
by the citizens, several laborers being Sc
riously and some fatally injured. 1t is feareC
they will return to Oxford to-day, largel,
reinforced, and burn the town.