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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28
ACTORS AND THEIR wARDRoBEs.

1t is nothing uncommon for an actress or
actor to play in borrowed plumes-clothes
borrowed for the oceasion-modem attire
not being furnished by the wardrobe, only
square cuts or historical costumes-fur-
nished by the manager excepting, indeed,
by special contract. as in case of the lead
ing lady at a fashionable theatre where
magnificent toilets advertised as made by
Worth) are furnished by the manager. 1t
is seldom that professionals ever wear
their clothes off the stage. An actor will
go seedy i'll the street in order to appear in
good clothes on the stage. The strong il
Illumination of the footlights instantaneous
ly show up the ''shine" in diagonal that
The most ingenious posing or attitudiniz-
ing will not conceal the bagginess in trou-
sers on the stage Only shiny new hat
will serve on the stage.
Professionals, if they have any ward
robe at all, always have something that is
worth something, and consequently as
long as they have their trunks, which is
the comprehensive term for wardrobe.
they need not fear their landlady. But as
the wardrobe is sine qua non, it is only in
the direst extremity, that the trunk is
placed in the safe keeping of the landlords.
1t is often done, but generally at the close
of the season, in bankrupt condition on
the roads, in order TO get back to friends.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28
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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28

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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28
SONG OF THE MYSTIC.
FATHER RYAN.

/ walk down the valley of silence
Down the dim, voiceless valley,-alone;
And hear not the fall of a footstep
Around me-save Gods and my own,
And the hush of my heart is rs holy
AS hours when angels have flown!
Long ago, was l weary of voices
Whose music my heart could not win:
Long ago was weary of noises
That fretted my soul with their din.
Long ago, was 1 weary of places
Where met but the Humankind sin.
1 walked through the world with the worldly,
craved what the world never gave,
And l said; "In the world each ideal,
That shines like star on life's wave,
Is tossed on the shore of the real,
And sleeps like dream in grave
And still did pine for the perfect,
And still found the false with the true;
l sought not the human for heaven,
But caught a mere glimpse of the blue.
And l wept whom the clouds of the mortal
Yelled even that glimpse from my view.
And toied on heart-tired of the human,
And mourned not the mazes of men:
Till knelt long ago at an altar,
And heard voice call me since then
L walk down the valley of silence
That lies far beyond mortal ken.
Do you ask what found in the valley?
'Tis my trysting-place with the Divine;
And fell ut the feet of the Holy,
Aud above me a voice said, "Be mine
Then rose from the depths of my spirit
An echo: my heart shall be thine
Do you ask how live in the valley?
weep, and Dream and pray;
But my tears are as sweet as the dewdrops
That fall on the roses of May:
And my prayer like II perfume from censers
Ascendeth to God night and day.
In the hush of the valley of silence
dream all the songs that sing;
And the music floats down the dim valley
TIL each finds a word fora wing
That to men, like the dove of the deluSe,
The message of peace they may bring
But far on the deep there are pillows
That never shall break on the beach,
And have heard songs in the silence
That never shall float into speech
And have had dreams in the valley
Too lofty for language to reach.
And have seen thoughts in the valley
All me, how my spirit was stirred!
And they ore holy wells on their faces.
Their footsteps can scarcely be heard:
They pass through the valley like virgins,
Too pure for the touch of a word.
Do you ask me the place of the valley,
Ye hearts that are narrowed by care:
1t lieth afar between mountains,
And God and his angels are there;
And one is the dark mount of sorrow,
And one the bright mountain of prayer.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28
CHURCH REyERIES OF SCHOOL
GIRL.


l have a new bonnet; I'll 20 up to church
To hear the new preacher, young Jonathan
Birch;
He's single and handsome, but they say he's 80
shy,
And that his sermons are long and dreadfully
dry;
But, being a bachelor IN try for his sake
/ To look interested and keep wide awake.
] What good congregation I'm glad that J
came:
| That face is familiar but what il her name?
All, yes. at the social she sang through her
nose:
l wonder if Murray will ever propose?
The choir has finished its opening hymn.
The preachers too pale and swfully prim.
His prayers l think tedious, and prosy. and
long;
They say that he thinks even dancing is wrong.
What beautiful mantles the Burton girls wear;
wonder if ii they really do bleach their hair?
They dress awful stylish and have front
pew;
They say that their fathers rich jew.
All there goes the sermon-I must listen with
care:
Oh, hasn't Frank Fields got beautiful hair?
must catch, if can the drift of the text;
All, me how l wish the choir would sing;
I'd give something nice for new diamond
Oh, why don't the preachers all preach to the
point?
/ have sat here till every bones out of joint,
I've crick in my neck and pain in my back.
l declare Mary Riley has got new sack,
And all lined through with the finest fur,
] never could see what folks fancied in her.
Well, the sermons progressing, must listen
and learn,
How / wish he'd warm up and not look so
Mary Gray is in mourning, / wonder who's
dead,
She'd look well in black If her hair wasn't red
In the pew right behind me Is old Deacon
Moore:
I don't mind his sleeping but why doe. he
snore?
just hear that cross baby; / know Mr. Birch
Must hate so TO have it disturbing the church;
And how can he preach and pray through it all:
They say Maggie Ross was "belle OF the BALI;
That her dress was just lovely her dancing di
vine
Bat won't believe 1t was better than mine.
The sermon is finished. the Bible is closed,
The collection" has wakened the deaeons that
dozed;
/ must feel In my pocket and get out my dime.
Those boys in the gallery have good time
Why, there's Mary Martin! what beautiful
hat
How pretty she'd be if she wasn't so fat,
And now We viii have tune from the choir;
l think that their singing lacks feeling and
fire;
wonder If Murray will be at the door
Or if he Will join that pert Minnie Moore?
she's proud OF her eyes with their sleepy
old lids,
do wish had some six-button kids.
..old Hundred is finished and III get my
muf,
/ think for to-day I've had preaching enough.
The aisle is crowded wen have to go slow;
An there's Minnie Moore gone of with my
beau
See how she struts in her new polonaise;
l always did hate her impudent ways.
I'll pretend not too her and turn up my
nose,
There's Jennie Jones opposite waiting to see
Ii had a gentleman come home with me.
All. me, just know pa and ma will be yexed
For have forgotten every word of the text
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28

A lady said to me the other day, Il do
love plants very much but have no window
that | can really spare for them except
north one. Is there anything that will
grow there o. | said. you can have plants
but no flowers. However, you can make
your north window a pleasant outlook
without flowers, if you keep the curtain
rolled up so as to have plenty of light For
instance, if you wanted just few plants
you could have plant of Cyperus alter
nifolius (Which is a very graceful growing
grass with circle of leaves at the top of
the stem) in Jardiniere, or ON stand for
the centre of the window; on brackets each
side half way up a plant of tradescantia
zebrina, for one and tradescantia discolor
for the other; in the centre hanging pot
of coliseum ivy. All these will grow With
out any sun provided there is good light.
If you want more plants have a zinc pan
on brackets, or window garden attached-or
better separate from the window so as to be
turned around weekly. In the centre, plant
the cyperus; on each side plant of Anthem
cum vittatum variegatum (Which is pretty
green and white leaved plant); then Pep
peromia on one side; Maranta zebrina OPP
posite; then cover the soil with lycopodium
and coliseum ivy, letting the latter droop
over the edges of the pan. You can have
zinc pan made to fit any small table
perhaps grand mothers three-legged light
stand is up garnet. The pan can be filled
to suit your fancy, using those plants !
have mentioned, or some that like shade.
A fernery will look well and do well. 1t
may be small or large according to your
fancy, orlength of your purse.-4Hrs. W. j.
Pl,mstead, Il. December Cottage Hearth.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28

The December number of the Cottage
Hearth is received 1t opens with well
written biographical sketch of Mrs.
Frances L. Mace, accompanied by fine
portrait of the lady who will be remem-
bered by our readers as the writer of
'.Only Waiting" as well as many other
poems appealing to our better nature and
life. what they brought home from the
Fair" is laughable story Of the adycn-
lures of good-hearted country couple
at the Institute Fair in Boston. Mrs.
Plumstead ON Flowers, Mrs. Patterns
tested receipts, and the other well-known
departments of this fine home magazine,
are as usual, timely, practical, and helpful
to every one interested in making home
the pleasantest spot on earth. The Pub
fishers announce that during the coming
year they shall not only strive in every way
to make the magazine more attractive in its
illustrations end mechanical work but con
tinue their well defined and long tested policy
of making the Cottage Hearth the standard
magazine in its peculiar field of home life.
We have made such arrangements that We
can offer this magazine and the MONITOR
for only sl.50 year. Write to Cottage
Hearth Co., Boston, for free sample copy
and see for yourself how much reading we
offer for little money.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28
THOUGHTFUL SAYINGS.

Do not betray the confidence of anyone.
virtues.
A good word for another is easily said
and costs us nothing.
Failures are, with heroic minds, the step
ping stones to success.
Half the ills we hoard in our hearts are
ills because we hoard them.
A great soul only finds it's true existence
i'll making others great.
When the State is most corrupt, then the
laws are most multiplied.
Kindness to children is one of the tests
by which true worth may be estimated.
Promises hold men faster than benefits;
hope is a cable and gratitude thread.
One may live as a conquerer, king, or
magistrate; but he must die as a man.
You cannot jump over mountain, but
step by step takes you to the other side
When any calamity has been suffered,
the first thing to be remembered is, how
much has been escaped
know of but two beautiful thngs-the
starry heavens above my head, and the
sense of duty within my heart.
Religion cannot pass away. The burn
ING of little straw may hide the stars of
the sky; but the stars are there, and will
reappear
The admiration of government, like
guardianship, ought to be directed to the
good of those who confer, and not those
who receive the trust.
If instead of a gem, or even flower, we
could cast the gift of lovely thought into
the heart of friend, that would be giving
as the angels must give.
Every thing around us teaches us not to
despise small beginnings, for they are the
lower rounds of ladder that reach to
greater results, and We must step upon
these before we can ascend higher.
The world regards the errors of men but
as the chicken-pox, which leaves few or no
garded as the smallpox, which deeply i'm
prints its traces on the recovered patients.
The tender words, the loving deeds
which we scatter for the hearts which
throb nearest to us, are immortal seed that
will spring up in everlasting beauty, not
only in our own lives, but in the lives of
those born after us.
Where there is great privilege and great
opportunity to do good, there will also be
greatly increased responsibility and duty;
and as each added blessing entails new
obligation, every rejecting mind should
feel startled at the thought of the multiple
cation of His blessings What manifold
obligations! What fearful accountability.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28
WHY WET YOUR PENCIL:

A newspaper clerk in some eastern city,
which is not named, was attracted by the
fact that nearly every one vets pencil be-
fore using it. He observed that out of fifty
persons who came into his office to write
an advertisement, forty-nine borrowed
his pencil and put it in their mouths. AS
this ruined his pencils, and he had good
ones he proceeded to lay in stock OF
cheap ones, sharpened them and kept them
to lend. The first conner who used one
was drayman, whose breath smelled of
whisky and onions He held the point i'll
his mouth till it was thoroughly soaked,
while he tortured himself as to the form
his advertisement should take.-Then a
sweet, lady-like woman came in, with
kid gloves up half the length of her arm.
She took up the pencil and at once press
ed it to her lips, and SO it went on. In
the course of week the pencil had been
soaked by people of every rank and OF
all degrees of cleanliness and uncleanliness.
Imagination can supply particulars, but
perhaps this brief allusion to them may
serve to deter others from the same
habit. As fact, bad pencil should
never be wetted. Moisture hardens the
lead and ruins it, Still the habit of put
ting one to the lips before using is al
most universal and had better be discon-
tinued
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28

The Worlds Industrial Centennial Elk
position will be formally opened at IL
o'clock noon, Tuesday, December 10Th,
1884, at New Orleans The managers
have invited President Arthur and Cabi-
net, Governor Cleveland and Mr.. Blaine,
President-elect Diaz, of Mexico, and the
Emperor of Brazil to attend the opening
The Mexican Congress will adjoin to at
tend the opening ceremonies.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28

The hanging in effigy of Mr.. st. John at
St. Johnsbury, Vermont, is logical Sc
uuence of the demand that was made upon
Mr.. st. John by certain enthusiastic
Blaineites that he should retire from the
canvass for the betterment of Mr.. Blaine S
chances, and of the abuse that has been
lavished upon him since the election by
certain of the Blaine organs. If, however,
st. John takes the proceedings of the st.
Johnsbury Republicans as anything less
than a compliment, he is not the sort OF a
St. John we have regarded him as being
One thing is certain; it is not particularly
well calculated to cause any smallage-if
the expression may be permitted-in the
Prohibition vote at the next Presidential
election. The Republicans who are just
now engaged in abusing st. John ought to
read up little in the history of the he-
publican party. Their present doings, and
sayings bear altogether too close resem-
blance to some of the doings and sayings
of the wicked Democrats of twenty-five
wears ago-just before the Democratic
paty was driven from power--to be
altogether agreeable to Republicans who
remember that the Republican party came
iuto power as the representative OF moral
ideas. = Eceniag Telegraph. tRep).
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28

The Prohibitionists of Camden have or
gained permanent Union by the cleo
ton of the following officers; President,
William C. Jennings; Vice President, {.
+ Fisher. Treasurer, Aaron Howell; Sec
rotary. Henry c. Wood
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28

The total number of immigrants who ar
rived in the United States during the ten
months ending October 3lst was Ala 324,
against sol, 037 during the corresponding
period of 1888.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28

The vote for for St. John in all the states
aggregates about 200, 600. Neal DOW gov
10000 four years ago.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28

John f. Skinner, OF Camden has been
awarded the contract for building the new
school house at Pitman Grove The house
is to be ready by February list.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28

There will be three Senator's in the next
New Jersey Senate by the name of Miller,
to wit: Ezra Miller, of Bergen; Waters
b. Miller, Cape May; and Wyatt W.
Miller of Salem. Only one of this trio is
Republican, Wyatt W. Miller, OF Sale m.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28

The travel across the Brooklyn bridge
is slowly but surely increasing. The re-
ceipts for the month just closed were the
largest yet, being $50, 036.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-28

There are said to be anumber of bogus
Bland dollars in circulation in Camden.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-31
SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Second Ju,icial Dis
trict Of the 1errt Try of idaho in and for
the County of Altrras.
Lyttleton Price. platntif VS.. Ira z. Rankin and
Albert =. Brhyton cO-partItfs dong business
under the firm name and style Of Rankin, Bray
ton Il CO.. defend ants
The people Of the United States in the Territory
of Idaho, send greeting 70 Ira +, Rankin and
Albert p. Brayton, defendants.
You are hereby required to appear in an action
brou.it against you by the aboy, named plain
If, in the District Court of til. Second Judicial
District of the Territory Of Idaho, in and for the
county OF Alturas, and to answer the complaint
filed herein. within ten days exclusive of the day
of service, sftt r tine service you of this sum
ont of this county, but in this district within
twenty days; otherwise, within forty days--or
Judgment by default will be taken against you ac-
cording to the prayer of said com laint.
The said action IS brought to recover judgment
against said defendants for the sam of Si25Dn and
interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent per
annun from January 26 1854, md for costs. alleg-
ing II to be for services rendered above defend
ants, rs an attorney in case of Rankin, Brayton Il
Co. Va. The Columbia and Beaver silver Mining
Company the facts more fully appearing in plain
tiff $ complaint, certified copy of which is here
with served and to which reference is hereby
made.
And you are hereby notified that if you fail to
appear and answer the said complaint. as above
r. quired, the said plaintiff will take default and
judgment for the sum Of Sl25 and interest and
| costs prayed for in said complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Dis
trict Court of the Second Judicial District of the
Territory OF Idaho. in and Tor the county of Altu
ras this 9Th duy of October in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eightv-four.
(sEALl A. RICHARDSON, Clerk
BY T.. +. RICHARDS, Deputy Clerk. OF
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-31
Application for Patent.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
HALEY, IDAHO, Octohsr2O, 1884
NOTICE NO, 81.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
HALEY, IDAHO, October 90 1884.
Notice il hereby given hat the Big Lode Mining
Company, an organization incorporated under the
laws Of the State OF New Jersey. by its attorney
intact, VIM. Hyndrar, whose postofice address is
Hail v. Alturas count, Idaho. has made applica
ton for United States Patent for the
ATLAS LODE MINING CLAIM,
situate in Middle Boise Mining District. Aturas
county. Idaho Territory, consisting Of 1900 linear
feet of the lode, and surface ground 600 feet WIDE
being Lot No 46, and described in the field notes
ind plat of the official survey file in this ottiee
with magnetic variation at 10 degrees east, fol-
lows:
Commencing at the discovery point and running
thence north GA degrees west 1860 feet alCn,
of claim to western end thence north 16 degrees
east 300 feet to corner No l: thence south Ii de-
grees west 600 feet to No = thence south 81
degrees east 1900 feet tn corner No 3; thence north
l degrees east 600 feet to corner No thence north
81 degrees west 1900 feet 10 corner No the place
of beginning survey of exterior boundaries of
claim, containing 2O.3I7 acres. From corner NJ 4.
u s NJ NJ No bears south Is degrees east 3,6O
feet distant.
The said mining claim being Of record in the
office of the Il corler Of said mining district,
at HALEY. in Altl,ras county, Idaho Territory.
The nearest known locations being the Leonora
ard the Minute lode min ng claims.
l direct that this notice be published i'll the
WooD RIVER TINES, the newspaper published
nearest the said mining claim, for the period of
sixty days.
OH HOMER l.. POUND. Register.
WM. HlNDNAN, attorney for applicant.