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West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11

| M. H. B., the sprightly lady correspon-
dent of the Missouri Republican,, has been
taking Turkish bath in New York, and
don't like it. Here's what she says of it:
We were divested of every stitch of our
| clothing, our rings and bracelets locked up,
our back hair taken of, our own special
possession of seventy-five or hundred
hairs made into little hirsute pill and i'm
paled with a hair-pin. That was the only
token of civilization we boasted. The pro-
cession formed. At the door we were
handed miniature sheet and a little bit of
sponge wet with cold water Through a
passage we went to room, where we drop
ped our sheets and entered vapor that
clothed us decently. l wonder the Police
Gazette or the Days Doings haven't hit on
this business for illustration. Well, in this
steam l thought would suffocate. It
poured up and down through holes till it
was dreadful. The use of the wet sponge,
here ascertained, was to put on the top of
your head to prevent coup de steam, or some
such dire complaint. They wouldn't let
me out, and the temperature got worse and
worse, and began to think of my mother
and an obituary notice in the Republican,
when we were pronounced cooked enough,
and let out into room in which was
mighty tank of cold water, through which
you must wade or swim as you could
C@sar's ghost! flew through it. My anat-
omy and physiology were heated to boil
ing point. The water seemed like ice. It
sent the blood rushing to my hollow head
Qm convinced have no brains), and my
heart came kerflop up and went kerchunk
down. made up my mind this was the
worst of it, and tried to be resigned. I had
been soaped and scrubbed in the vapor room
and watched my companions splashing
through the Internal tank. One of 'em, to
expedite her own release, caught at my
ankle; away went my soapy, slippery feet
from under me, and in l went for second
time. How very near an end was the happy
connection between M. H. B. and the st.
Louis Republican! At the next state of
this truly awful experience we received the
"shower," l had now become convinced
that l should never see home or friends
again. In calm despair l walked under
solid column of water, that nearly broke
my back, and just here l got mad. That
fat attendant hasn't yet recovered sufficient
ly to make complaint, and when the thin
woman went before Judge Bowling, that
gentleman said it was conspiracy; that no
woman of my size, unaided could do such
damage. He told the woman to go home
and say nothing about it, for she had evil
IDENTIFY been dreadfully drunk. and uuder-
taken to walk through carpet cleaning
machine. And that's the first and last
Russian bath take.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11
METH0DISM.

If America had an established or State
religion, and we are thankful it has not, it
would undoubtedly be Methodism, form
Of church polity and life which corresponds
closer to republicanism in politics than any
other. In fact, it is the democracy of dc
nominations. In the United States, in
strength of numbers and resources, it ex-
ceeds any other Church, and the relative
disparity is constantly increasing. Its
growth since the brothers Wesley came to
Georgia in 1875 has been extraordinary,
and would be marvellous but for the we'll
known policy of the Church they founded.
Methodism is essentially aggressive, and,
like Rome, it has it's missionaries always at
work. 1t does not expect to reap where it
has not sown, and it cultivates every field.
Its founders began by visiting almshouses
and prisons, instructing the children of the
poor, seeking out the weak and neglected,
and by organizing "Godly clubs" and
their successors, to this generation, have
preserved their purposes and practiced their
methods. Like all healthy roots, the Church
has many branches, but Wesleyanism is
still the main trunk, and the millions of de-
vout and sincere Christians who own it's
allegiance in the United States are prac-
tically sheltered under one great tree. The
General Conference, now holding it's twenty
fourth quadrennial session in Baltimore, is
the largest of all the sects into which it has
split, and traces its origin directly to the
parent stem. 1t has 10000 itinerant min
listers, $4,000 local preachers, million and
half of members, 100000 probationers, a
million and-a-half of children in it's 10000
Sunday schools, and the value of its prop
erty reaches the immense aggregate of $780,
100000. The Church has rendered noble
America At its first organization, in 1884,
it made provision for the spiritual emanci-
patton of the negroes, and declared slavery
contrary to the law of God and every prin-
ciple of the Revolutionary struggle, from
which the country had just emerged. Its
preachers were warned to manumit their
blacks, and from that day down to the re-
bellion it did not cease it's warfare upon the
evil which Southern Christian had called
the divine institution. During the war it
was the church militant, and since it's close
it's Jealous propagandists have braved un-
limited persecution in their labors among
the freedmen. The secular as we'll as the
sectarian, from this brief recital, can ap-
preciate the Importance of the Baltimore
gathering, which is to consider many vexed
questions of internal Church policy, among
them the democratic reform of taking the
appointment of the presiding elders from the
bishops, and vesting their election in the
annual conference the prolongation of the
pastoral term, and union with the Metho-
dist Church South, which thirty years ago
parted from the parent organization, more
in sorrow than in anger, over the then il
reconcilable issue of slavery. This last is
consummation devoutly to be wished, and
would give joy to the worldly as we'll as the
righteous Philadelphia Press.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11
HALFWAY DoIN's.

Belubbed fellow trabelers In holdin forth to-day
1 doesn't quote no special verse for what have t,
| say.
De sermon will be berry short, and dis here am d,
| tex.
Dat halfway doin' amt no count for dis worl' Oh
de mex.
Dis worl' dat we's libbin' in is like cotton row
| Whar ebery cullud gentleman has got his line Il
hoe;
And ebery time a lazy nigger stops to take a nap
De grass keeps on a-growin' for to smudder up his
| crap.
When Moses led de Jews acrost de waters OBJ de
| sea,
Dey had to keep goin just fas as fas' could be
DO you 'spose dat dey could ebber have succeeded
| in DER wish,
And reached de Promised Land at last if dey had
stopped to fish,
My frien's dar was a garden once, whar Adam
libbed with Eve,
With no one round to bodder dem, no neighbors
for to thieve;
And ebery day was Christmas, and dey got DER ra-
tions free,
And eberything belonged to them except an apple
tree.
You all know bout de story-how de snake came
snoopin roun'-
stump-tail rusty moccasin, hangn on de
groun-
How Eve and Adam eat de fruit and went and hid
deir face,
Till de angel oberseer he came and drove 'em off
de place.
Now s'pose dat man and oman hadn't tempted
for to shirk,
But had gone about DER gardenn' and tended
to deir work,
Dey wouldn't hab been loafin' whar dey had no
business to.
And de debble nebber'd got a chance to tell 'em
what to do.
No halfway doin's, bredren! it'll never do say,
Go at your task and finish it, and dens de time to
pray
For eben if de crap is good de rainl spie de bolls
Unless you keeps pickin in de garden OBJ your
souls.
Keep a-plowin' and a holm and scrapin' of de
rows,
And when de ginnns ober you can pay up what
you owes;
But if you quits workin cherry time de sun is hot,
De sheriff's gwine to lebby upon eberything you's
got
Whateb-r it's yous dribin at be sure and dribe it
through,
And dom let muffin stop you, but do what you's
gwine to do;
For when you sees niger foon den as shores
you're born,
You's goin' to see him comm out de small end OBJ
de horn.
thank you for detention you has glib dis after
noon
Sister Williams will oblige us by raisin OBJ
tune
see dat Brudder Johnsons bout to pass around
de hat,
An don't let's hab no halfway doin's when it
comes to dat!
-ScribnerS Monthlu
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11

SKIN PARAsITEs.-Mucha annoyance and
unnecessary expense may be saved by de-
voting some attention to the sanitary con-
dition of our dumb animals, as the cause
which gives rise to the propagation and de-
velopment of these troublesome parasites
want of cleanliness) is precisely the same
in the lower animals as it is the human
family. Through the aid of the microscope
a very simple and effective remedy has been
discovered for the determination of those
little pests, as it has been ascertained that
lice, as well as similar insects, breathe
through minute spiral tubes, and, in order
to destroy them, all that is necessary is to
stop up these spiral tubes. This may be
done by covering the animal all over with
some cheap oil. The following is highly
recommended Crude cod-liver oil, pint;
pulverized lobelia, 2 ounces; mix. This
should be rubbed all over the body by
means of stiff brush. In six hours after
the animal may be washed all over with
soap and water. A second OF even third
application may be necessary.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11
AN ARGUMENT AGAINST SILVER CUR
RENCY.

The value in gold of 800 greenbacks
ranged during the week between $s7 "a
and 81 81. The value in gold of S100 SUBJ
sidiary coin ranged during the week be-
tween $s5 80 and $s3 SO. If the Times
wishes confirmation of these figures, we
advise it to take a business directory and
select from the specie brokers OF bullion
brokers the names of such firms as it knows
by common repute to be responsible. They
will inform the Times that, while our fig
ures correctly represent the gold value of
subsidiary silver, it would be impossible to
fill an order for $50,OOc to $4,000 at any
price, the stock being so small here that
these coins are worth SO to "a cents gold for
small amounts to ship to the West Indies
and South America, where they can be
passed for SO to 100 cents gold; that they
can now only be obtained from the Treas
ury by paying gold for them dollar for dol
lar; and that, with full supply in the
market such as is contemplated by the Sher-
man Act after having been issued at par
in legal-tender notes, they would soon find
their true value. The price of silver in
London closes at SD. per ounce, after hav-
ing been, during the week, 5444d and 52sd.
The lowest price of silver last year was
554d., the lowest in 1874 was 5s9d., the
lowest in 1878 was Sold, which is the low
est average price for any year back to 1888,
or as far as the record runs. The average
price from 1860 to 1878 ranges between
6O4d. and 61ad. These figures demonstrate
clearly that if silver returns to anywhere
near its average price for twenty years
and its decline was in large measure due to
the action of Germany after the war with
France-the subsidiary silver coin which it
is proposed to issue here will leave the
country as certainly as water will flow down
hill. The more the silver business is dis
cussed, the more apparent it becomes that
it was conceived in jobbery. Considered in
its most favorable light, it is political
rather than financial measure.-Nation.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11

A Delaware gentleman who roomed with
Senator Salisbury said one day: Senator,
I often meet a servant in the morning tax.
ing two cocktails into your room. Do you
always drink in duplicate ?" ''Sir," replied
the Senator, 81 order two cocktails every
morning, and, when have drank one, it
makes me feel like another man. Then, sir,
am bound by courtesy to treat that other
man, SO drink the second.'
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11

BRACE UP.-"Mus' brace up" said Soz-
zle, as he stood on the doorstep at A. M.
"'ll never do let OF lady 'spect anythin' .
and, as Mrs. descended the stairs, Sozzle
braced up, knocked the ashes off his cigar,
and as the door opened, said cheerily,
"Hullo, MIRA, (hic) up yets Got match
in yer pocket % Of course she didn't sus-
pect anything.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11

A Christian pound weighs sixteen ounces,
down weight; Christian yard is thirty six
inches, cloth not stretched; Christian ton
is two thousand pounds, not Estimated"
but weighed.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11
WET JER EY RAILROAD.
On and after April 18th, 1875,

Trains leave Bridgeton as follows:
For Philadelphia and Way Stations, at 500 and 500
A. NJ, and 800 P. NJ
For Salem Branch S0OA NJ. and 3.20P.M.
RETURNING,
Leave Philadelphia Is A. NJ, 8. 80 and 5.30P.M NJ.
Leave Salem 7.45 A. NJ. and 800 and 6.15 p Nj.
CONNECTING RAILROADS.
Trainsleave Yineland for Millville and Cape May,
101S A. NJ and sos P. NJ. For
Millville only 7.30 P. NJ. On Sat
urdays only 1898 A. NJ.
The 600 and 500 A.. NJ, and $40 NJ, trains from
Bridgeton, connect at Camden for
Trenton and New York.
The 800 A. NJ, and 800 p NJ. trains connect for Mt.
Holly and Pemberton.
VIM. j. SEWELL Sup't.
D. NJ. BOYD Jr., Gep", Pass. Agent.
june 3tf
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11

Faith builds in the dungeon and the lazar-
house it's sublimest sllrines; and up through
the roofs of stone, that shut out the eye of
heaven, ascends the ladder where the angels
glide to and fro-prayer.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11

A happiness that is quite undsturbed be-
comes tiresome; we must have ups and
downs; the difficulties which are mingled
with love awaken passion and increase plea
sure.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11

To neglect opportunities or stand in the
way of others, because of our preference
for some other work Or way of doing it, is
foreign to the spirit of the true Christian.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11
NEW JERSEY SOUTHERN R. R. LINE.
commencine Monday, Nav LIST. l7ss

SeoAASuS4oS @ouodyy may 4sIy 400.
The new staunch and elegant steamers Crystal
Wave and Jesse Hoyt," will leave New
York from footof Rector Street.
For Brdgeton, Vineland, and all stations on Vine
land r. r. at 9.45 a. m.
ARRIVE IN NEW YORK,
From Bridgeton, Vineand and way stations, 90
p. m.
LEAVE BRIDGETON,
600 a. m. for New York, Long Branch, Red Bank,
Farmngdale, Brcksburg, Manchester,
Toms River, Waretown, Tuckerton, Bar
negat. Writings, Mt. Holly, Pembert0n
Atsion, WinslOw junction and Vineland
connecting at Winslow Junction for all
points on Camden and Atlantic r. r.
SIS p, m. for Greenwich and Bay Side.
ARRIVE IN BRIDGETON
5.5l m. from Greenwich and Bay Side.
sos p m. from New York, Long Branch, Red Bank
Farmingdale, Bricksburg, Manchester,
TOMS River, Waretown, Tuckerton, Bar
negat, Writings Pemberton, Mt. Holly
Atsion, Winslow Junction and Vineland
connecting at WinslOw junction from At
lantic City and intermediate stations.
Excursion Tickets from Bridgeton to New York
are now issued at greatlyreducedra rates.
WIN. S. SNEDEN,
General Manager.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11
WILLIAM N. HEWITT,

A IT . T 10 N E Il r.
Offers his services to the citizens Of Bridgetol
nd vicinity as an aucti0neer. South Jersey Rail
DAD Depot aaa 1eD 70.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11

''Is this the way to Aberdeen ?'' asked a
gentleman of a man who was breaking
stones. sNoo; whaur did ye dome frae 9''
was the thoroughly Scotch answer. "What
business is it Of yours where came from 9''
returned the gentleman angrily. sOu, jist
as muckle as it is whaur ye're gaun," re-
piled the lapidary, quietly rssumipg his oo.
cupation.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11

It is commonly said that the justest divi-
dend nature has given us Of her favors is
that of sense; for there is no one that Is
not contented with his share. Montaioue.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11

DR.. Payson, when, asked if he saw any
particular reason for some dispensation, re-
piled: "No, but am as we'll satisfied as if
had seen thousand Gods will is the
very perfection Of reason" 9s1
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11

Nature is the battlefield of life There is
terrible fighting there, but no sufficient
observer to report it
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11
FRANK D. CARLL.

BILL p O s Il Il r.
Orders left at this Office will receive prompt at
ention HH feb 4
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11
SIMON A. BECKHARDT,

A TT Q II [ O N E Il r.
All in want of the services of competent auc.
tioneer to cry sales, vendues, &C., will do well to
call on SIMON A. BECKHARDT,
ian-14 sEH BridgetOn. N. j.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11
A WORD TO FISHERMEN

The place to buy Gill twine, Gilllnes. either cot
ton or henlp hanging twine Gill corks, &c., is al
oct 14tf DANIEL BACON'S,
BrdgetOn. N i.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11

Corkscrews have sunk more people than
cork jackets have ever saved.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11
JOHN S. MITCHELL,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
LAW.
octls-tf BRIDGETON, n j.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1876-05-11
APPELGATE & OGDEN,

Dealers I'm all kinds of Monumental M Al
sa a4 bile Work.
LaurelStreet, next olst Presbyterian Church.
iuna DIV
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York. and understand number Of it, members arc
coming out here"
''What are these Lincoln clubs, anyhow"
"The Lincoln Club Of New York is made up OF large
number OF business men, merchants and others, who
are admirers OF the character Of President Lincoln and
who, wishing to perpctuate his memory. have given
their club his name"
II notice that there other Lincoln clubs besides
yours. Ono Is coming hero IRON Pittsburg another
from Akron, in this stata Now, what want 10 know
Is, who are they working fors"
I'm not pretend to for the others you speak
or but a. for the New York club, can say they'll be
hero for Roscoe ConkMng"
And.as no said this clever look OF further 'nforma-
ton beamed from Mr. Lawronce's eyes-as II he could
tell moro about those Lincoln clubs n he had mind
to- what they were organized for who they work
Ing for and all that but be didn't say any more and
when the reporter GOT back 70 his desk he felt himself
smpeNcd 10 write down in his notebook for future
guidance:-
'MEx-Put down all Lincoln clubs a Conklng
clubs-under cover"
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GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES

WASHINGTON. June s, 1874
THE KxRR scANDAL-ADDrTIoNAL TESTIMONY
CONTRADICTORY or HARNEYa
Tho Committee on Expenditures In the War Depart
ment to-day heard the testimony OF Mr.. Morgan
Jones VINO was q member Of thc House OF Repfcscna-
tves from the city OF New York in 1885, In the Kerr
investigation. Lawrence Harncy, whom tho witness
had known for many years called upon him in that
year and askcd him to appoint Augustus r. Greene
lieutcnancy IN the army Harvey informed him tina.
no would got nicc present II the appointment wero
made Witness told Harvey no had nothing to do
with that, and that he had known Grccnc
longer than Harvey had lie had no application from
his district, but appointed young man from New
York who had been known to him from boyaood
otherwise he would probably have appointed Greene.
Mr. Nelson Taylor, formerly a member Of Congress
from New York, testified that he took interest In
Greene OF the testimonials no had received In
his favor but not Harncy's account; tho witness
appointed young from hts district
SENATOR MoRroN's HEALTH As CERTIFIED TO
By HIs PHYSICIAN.
Tho following - . copy OF letter OF p. W. Bliss
NJ d. OF Washington, relative 70 the health Of Senator
Norton, Of Indiana, 10 Mr.. Charles T. H. Allcn:--
WASHINGTON. Juno Q, 1870
DEAR SHIN reply to your letter making inquiry
10 tho health Of Senator Morton | answer that have
been the medical adviser for hinscf nnd iainy tor
about ninc years while In Washington during the
sons Congress His general health Is entirely good
and hts prospects for long lite arc equal TO those
of any other Of his years IN my acquaintance
While hcs still .aInc his Improvement In the last two
years has been very and his vital functions
wholly un,mpaircd As q frequent visitor Of himself
and family sometimes professionally and others
socially. aud with varied but intimate acquaintance
with Tho members Of Congress and men In office during
tho past fifteen years. ! give II my opinion that
senator Morton has performed more labor and with
less apparent fatigue than any man know OF In public
lite
PROTECTION TO THEATRICAL COPYRIGHTS.
Tho bill passed by the senate to-day relating 70 the
Jurisdiction OF circuit OF tho United States pro-
v,dcs that injunction issued by any United States
circuit and duly served sha be binding upon
defendant In every Judicial circuit Of the United States
elsewhere II also provides that Il shall To DO
fence bar action motion the part OF the
proprietor or owner of tho original manuscript Of
q theatrical play drama 10 restrain and enjon the
public performance exhibition thereof Ia violation Of
the rights Of the proprietor that the said play drama
has been printed published provided always that u
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FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Juno 8, 1870
SPEAKER BLAINE AGAIN TRIUMPHANT ON
srpE ISSUE
The democrats arc intensely disguised this evening
at the result Of Mr. Tarboxs speech n reply 10 Mr..
BiaiIe. II will DO remembered that Mr.. Tarbox had
requested thu Speaker yesterday 10 give him tho oor
in order that he might answer Mr. Biaipcs reflections
upon him In connection with what Ia known as tho
Sub Judiciary Committee has prosecuted the nvcstiga-
ton OF tho Little Rock bond charges and as opportu-
nifty lacking yesterday to Mr. Tarbox TO deliver
his speech, and tho inference was natural that
he would get the floor to-day, tho galleries
packed IN expectation not only OF great forensic
effort on the part OF Mr.. Tarbox but OF
terrific dennnciation Of the gentleman from Mama
good deal Of quiet aud good naturcd advice ton
dcred Mr. Tsrbox IN advance that no should be careful
o: cssayng task beyond his strength in coping with
tho and alert cx-Spcakcr and some who knew
his powers for controversy reminded Of tho
bull who dcled tho locomotive and admired his pluck
but doubted his Judgment One facesous democrat ID
said TO have gone so far az TO nk Mr.. Tarbox this
morning u he had over known what II to undergo
the Of the neither world and being answered
a wondering "No, TO have warned tho gentleman from
Massachusetts, that no might prepare 10 suffer such
lormcnts before DO assaiIed the redoubabio
hero Of many pitched battles the floors OF Con-
grcss. Indeed tho discounted Ben Hill. Of Georgia.
reported TO have quietly enjoyed tho several recent
contests which ended In Mr. Blame furnishing him
ulih anita . nnmarons COMPANY. But Mr.. Tarbox Vas