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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30
PRESS ON.

Press on surmount the rocky sleeps,
Climb boldly DER the torrents arch
He fails alone who feebly creeps;
He wins who dares the hero's march.
Be thou hero let thy might
Tramp on eternal SHOWS its way,
And, through the ebon wall of night,
Hew down passage unto day.
Press on if once and twice thy feet
Slip back and stumble, harder try;
From him who never breads to meet
Danger and DEATH they're sure to fly.
To coward ranks the bullet Speeds
While on their breasts, who never quail,
Cleans, guardian of chivalric deeds,
Bright courage, like a coat of mail.
Press on! if fortune plays thee false
To-day, tomorrow she'll be true;
Whom she now sinks, she now exalts,
Taking old gifts and granting new.
The wisdom of the present hour
Makes up for follies past and gone;
To weakness strength succeeds, and power
From frailty springs. Press on, press on !!
Therefore, press on and reach the goal,
And gain the prize, and wear the crown;
Faint not, for to the steadfast soul
Come wealth, and honor, and renown.
To thine own self be true, and keep
Thy mind from sloth, thy heart from soil !;
Press on, and thou shalt surely reap
heavenly harvest for thy toll.
-Benjanlin Park.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30
A BIG MANUSCRIPT FIND.

The sitting and arrangement of the papy-
rus collection bought by Archduke Rainer
has led to further interesting discoveries. Of
the hieroglyphic, hieratic, demotic and Cop
tic papyri about twenty date from the pre-
christian period. Among these is one nearly
5000 years old, in the hieratic letter, contain
ing the representation of funeral, with a
well preserved sketch of the deceased some
hieroglyphic legends and denote papyrus
on the subject of mathematics.
There are also documents in the Iranic and
Semitic languages. The former are written
on papyrus, parchment and skins, and among
them are two fragments which it is believed
will furnish the key to the Pehlewi language.
Among the Arab papyri twenty-five docu-
ments have been found with the original
leaden seals attached. They begin with a
fragment of the ffty-fourth year of the he
gira. Another is an official document, of the
ninetieth year of the hegira, appointing a
revenue collector. Perhaps the most valuable
part of the collection is 1855 Arabian docu-
ments on cotton paper, of the eighth century,
which is about the time of the invention of
this material by the Arabs, to the year 953.
Many thousands of manuscripts have still to
be deciphered Cor. London Times.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30
ADVERTISING LITERATURE.

Not long ago man stood absorbed in
thought at the counter of a newspaper office
in this city. He was writing something on a
scrap of paper, and as friend passed him he
caught at him as a drowning man catches at a
straw.
'Give me word, p" he exclaimed.
Certainly" said his friend ''what kind
of word !"
"Oh, anything you can think of. 1t
doesn't matter what"
"How would collaborate do?"
Couldn't be better Thanks, ever SO
much" and he inserted the word and handed
in the advertisement.
The next morning the friend read:
Furniture sold Oh collaborated time to
parties DESTROYS of going to collaborated
housekeeping.
A Detroit paper gravely announces in its
advertising columns:
ITO Rent-An elegantly furnished room
to gentleman already heated"
Among the artistic advertising notices are
the following:
Two young women want washing"
Wood and coal split"
Teeth extracted with great pains"
A cheerful advertisement is this:
Try our collins. You will never use any
other. "-Detr0it Free Press.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30
Ocean Grove.

Major Scott who, with his wife, was at the
''Sheldon House. the other day, has done pro-
digious amount of work of late From Febru-
airy 1st to April 27th, a period of 81 days. he
gave 70 addresses averaging an hour and quar-
ter each. 1t was not simply one address given
each night at different points, but at places ON
his route be gave from six to ten different lee
lures. His victories are Washington Peapack
and Boonton, recently voting no license, beside
other conquests. He is as thin as shadow, but
brimfull of fight. Owing to his exhausted con-
dition he has had to cancel immediate engage
ments in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. That
the major is popular it is only Necessary to say
that he has many engagements for next fall and
winter
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30
NINETY DAYS WITHOUT SLEEI

A remarkable case of "insomnia is at
present exciting much interest at Wheeling,
West Virginia. ship-carpenter, by name
Joseph Salisbury, has not slept an hour at a
time, nor more than ten hours in all since the
LIST of January, yet he is, it is stated, sound
and healthy" and works every day at his
trade with no relaxation of vigor. When
these facts first became known it was suspect
ed that Salisbury was an imposter who mele-
ly wished to gain notoriety. Two persons
were, therefore, appointed to watch him
every night after his work. Their report is
that he uanifests no desire to sleep, but
spends the night reading and smoking, and is
apparently as fresh in the morning as though
he had just risen from sound nights rest.
Several physicians have since taken it in turn
to sit up all night with Salisbury and are
quite at less to account for this strange phe-
nomenon. 1t is more than ninety days since
Salisbury went to bed. He declares that he
has now lost all desire for repose and was
never better in his life.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30
THE MO NIT r.
w. c. T. U. of New Jersey.
EDITED BY MRS. S. J. c. DOWNS, PREsIDEN

BY MRS. 5. j. q. DOWNS, fhEolbEfi'
OUR PLATFORM:
"Total abstinence for the individual and constltu-
tional prohibition for the state
The w. c. T. o. at Pennsgrove has been in
existence only few months and has already
made it's impress upon that community. Public
meetings are held every two weeks regularly.
Thus the subject is kept before the people and
continually agitated. We met the ladies at
their rooms at the pier in the afternoon of
Friday, 10th inst, and addressed public meet
ing in the evening at the Methodist Episcopal
church. Rev. j. H. Hutchinson, pastor, who
was present, and heartily co-operated Gas he al
ways does) with the spirit of the meeting by
supplementing our remarks with cheering
words, strong and forcible, bearing upon the
duty of christian citizenship. This organization.
with Mrs. Torton as its president, has many ele-
ments of strength and needs only thorough
organization to become power in the neighbor-
hood. The Band of Hope recently organized4s
doing well and they propose vigorous canvass
with temperance literature At the next public
meeting, which will come on the evening of our
prayer day, the Rev. j. H. Payran, former pas
tor, well beloved, will make the address. Rev.
Mr.. Westwood was their last speaker Gas we
learned from their minutes) and delivered
grand and stirring speech in the Odd Fellows
Hail.
Thus they keep the ball rolling. God bless
the new recruits! Salem county has many other
towns that need to be organized for more ag-
gressive work. Woman's work harmonizes with
every kind of temperance effort and can come in
to@l IONS
programme with its lines of work which are COM
prehensive enough to meet the wants OF any
community. We should like to see them tested
in every town, city and village in the entire
county.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30
WORDS OF WISDOM.

A penny saved is a penny gained.
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
No pains, no gains.
No sweat no sweet.
Sloth is the key of poverty.
The world is his who has patience and in
dustry.
1t is too late to spare when all is spent.
Better go to bed supperless than rise in
debt
The morning hour hath gold in it's mouth.
The market is the best garden.
You cannot Stay stone.
Good workmen are seldom rich.
Night is the mother of counsel
horse that has four eyes stumbles.
A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.
One foot is better than two crutches.
Better suffer ill than do ILL.,
Soft and fair goes far.
Praise none too much.
ship and woman are ever repairing.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30

We bespeak for the beer men hospitable
ranks of lawful occupation, with clean
hands and pure hearts-men in whom there
is no guile. We await with trembling the
advent of the beer lamb into the ring where
in PAGES the journalistic lion. The fight,
however, may not be SO one-sided after all, as
the lamb is gooa at butting and the lions teeth
are drawn
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30

The Delaware river is said to be the best
lighted river in the world with the exception
of the Garonne river, in France, and 1t Is
proposed to make it in the near future second
to none. When these improvements have
been completed, in the words of an official
connected with the lighthouse service, it will
be safe for vessel to pursue her course at
night, from the capes to the city with greater
rapidity than the street cars run on Market
street. ''In order to accomplish this many
improvements are in progress and projected.
For instance, there is often trouble at the
Dan Baker shoal, where it is often hazy, and
difficult place to turn vessel To help
this red panel in the light on Reeds Island
will warn vessels when hugging the west side
too close. At the Bulkhead Shoals, above
New Castle, there has always been trouble on
account of buoys being displaced by ice.
The steamer Lord Cough got ashore this
spring by reason of this and the pilot was
broken on account of the mishap. To over
come this it is proposed to put up another
range light in line with Finn's Point rear
light,to light up the angle between buoys 203
and 239 Range marks on the shore will eff
feet the same purpose. These improvements
will make the upper part of the bay naviga-
BILE in safety by night Now, down the bay
commencing at the capes the beacon at Cape
tween the Delaware reakwater and the ice
breaker is being filed When this is done
each end of the Breakwater will be lighted
and the fog whistle on Cape Henlopen re-
moved to position on the Breakwater itself.
This change will enable vessels to steer right
in from sea in thick weather, guided by the
sound, to the anchorage ground under the lea
of the Breakwater. For vessels, particularly
coasters, who wish to take advantage of fair
wind and run up the river, system has been
arranged which will give a vessel entering the
capes two lights one on either hand to guide
her. AS long as the vessel keeps the channel
the white light will show, but red light will
indicate danger and that it is time to go
about This will take the vessel from Hen
lopen past Brandywine Shoal and fourteen
foot Bank up to Ship John Light, from which
point the middle of the channel is lighted
by range lights right up to the city"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30

PROBABLY most of our readers have heard
dren from various tribes are given training
for some industrial pursuit. Captain Pratt,
the superintendent, this week took occasion
to present his pupils before the public in the
Academy of Music Philadelphia, that they
might have an opportunity of seeing for
themselves the results of his work. The en-
tire school, consisting of $50 boys and girls,
gathered from thirty -seven tribes, occupied
the STAGE and on each side were exhibited
specimens of their handicraft, boots and
Shoes tin ware, carpenter work and COM
pletely finished road wagon. There were
number of prominent people present includ-
ing the Secretary of the Interior Hon. Henry
NJ Teller who made a speech in which he
declared his entire accord with the object
of the school and urged those present to ex-
ert their influence to procure the adoption of
such measures by the general government as
shall extend the benefits of education and
make it universal among the Indian tribes.
This certainly would be the proper Indian
policy" and would in the end not only res
cue the aborigines from their extinction as
race which now threatens them and convert
them into good citizens, but would also even
when considered from sordid standpoint be
more economical plan than any which has
been hitherto tried.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30

The war against intemperance grows more
and more intense every day. Those who
think that the gigantic crime of manufactur-
ing and selling alcoholic poison will die with
out struggle are doomed to bitter disappoint-
ment. The contest in which we are now en-
gagged will rage with increasing bitterness as
the battle goes on. In proportion as the
enemy is hurt he will manifest his anger and
strike back at those who seek his destruction.
All compromise movements will elicit COM
paratively little bitter discussion. Liquor
men are fully convinced that they must suf-
tolerate any kind of license or tax laws, in
consideration of being permitted to prosecute
their business
The principle of prohibition, however, is
that which above all other things they hate,
and all their power will be brought into re-
QUESTION to prevent its adoption. Liquor
men know very well that in the moment pro-
hibition prevails their business is outlawed
and they stand adjudged as criminals before
the law.
The liquor business has in it all the char
acteristics of sin and crime. 1t is sinful be-
cause it breaks all the commandments of
God It is criminal, as it leads to the viola
ton of almost every statutory law.
When prohibition is crystallized into law
dramselers will begin to feel that the begin
ming of the end has come. Before the final
victory a great struggle will be upon us. The
battle will not only rage against dramsellers
it will in the necessities of the case rage
against all who sympathize with them.
AS it was in the days of slavery it will be
in this battle. We shall find great many
good people, even in the church, against u.s.
1t requires great deal of patience and cour-
age to deal with this question.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30

What struck an old soldier" is the head
ing of an article in an esteemed contempor-
airy. A press of business compels us to skip
the article, but the thing most likely to strike
an old soldier these times is pension agent,
and he generally strikes in the region of the
pocketbook.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30
THE MAN WITH THE FLAIL.

/ 1t carried the DeQOluor DdCh W lAiit yo"A .
ago, when the threshing- machine was heard
only at rare intervals. and the honest farmer
spread his golden stalks on the clean barn
and failed away with such tempered strokes
that not a kernel was broken. The man who
had it sat down on one of the benches In the
West Circus Park. The rare sight of such an
article halted every pedestrian, and the man
had to keep explaining over and over:
"Well, I'll have some beans to shell this
fall and l kinder thought 'twould be easier
to fail 'em out. The hardware man told me
he had to send to Vermont for it. !"
Pretty soon along came gray-headed AL
derman, and when he saw the fail he looked
ten years younger at once.
" / handled that for over ten years." he
said as he picked it up and spit on his hands.
"Seems like old times to get hold OF this
hickory again"
He stepped out one side to give the crowd
an exhibition on the grass and his success
was great. At the second blow the fail end
hesitated in mid-air wobbled about and final
ly came down on his patriots head, making
him see more stars than winters night ever
brought out. He dropped the weapon with
the remark that he was already ten minutes
late in keeping an appointment, and he was
rubbing his skull as far down the street as he
could be SEEN The next man to try it was
one who got off passing car under the idea
that dog fight was in progress.
ga fail? Ha hal Why, I haven't seen
fail since was married." he chuckled, as
he reached for it. ~ presume have failed
a thousand bushels of wheat in my time. You
boys stand back there"
The boys retreated, and the man lifted the
fail on high and patted the grass in vigor-
Gus manner.
Eyes, my stint used to be twenty bushels a
day." he continued, " and though say it my
self, /"
Something happened He dropped the
had springs under him, and although dozen
voices asked him what hit him, he refused to
tell.
By-and-by third man came sailing along,
and when he saw the fail he remarked that
his father had used one like it nearly all his
life, and was called the smartest hailer in New
Hampshire.
Cant you use it p" inquired one of the
crowd
"Why, of course If you boys want to see
how our fathers got their wheat to mill, I'll
give you little exhibition. Here, bub, hold
my hat"
He buttoned his coat, moistened his hands,
and began work. The first blow nearly broke
mans knee; the second cracked against
boys elbow, and at the third the failer
grabbed the top of his head and sat down
with subdued look in the corners of his
mouth
"Well, guess I'll be jogging along" said
the owner of the fail, as he rose up. It's
all in getting the kink of it. A Teller who
makes twists and wobbles q special study,
won't git his head broke over twice day, but
green hand might as we'll sit down under
brick kiln during tornader. Day, gentle
men."-M Quad.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30

Applicant for life insurance docs your
company permit one to cross the ocean ?"
Agent "Oh, yes; you can cross the ocean
or go up in balloon if you want to; but you
will not be allowed to practice on the flute
near an open window"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30

Hon. VIM. T. Price, of Wisconsin, in his
speech in the House of Representatives on the
bonded whiskey BILL referring to the whiskey
interest, said: ''This petted, pampered,
pirate comes asking aims, when in all it's ne
fariods history it was never known to confer
a blessing on man, state or nation"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30

Intoxlcation among women is much more
frequent than is generally supposed. The
statistics of the park guard show that last
year twenty-one intoxicated women were ar
rested in the park and good many more in
the same condition were refused admittance.
-FziEadelpIi0 Times.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30

Under recent act of the legislature as
SCISSORS will this spring exempt from tax to
the amount of $500 property valuation all
men who served as soldiers in the late war
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30

The present is the sixth successive year
MarSeiles, ILL.,. has voted "no license" and
the temperance phalanx increases with each
test.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30

A mans character is like q fence-it cannot
be strengthened by whitewash.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30

IT is possible now that the people may have
supply of genuine butter until the cold
weather comes on again. Bogus butter cam
not we'll be manufactured to compete with the
genuine product during warm weather. Best
creamery prints are now selling at wholesale
at "a and 25 cents per pound, western dairy
at IS and 10 cents per pound, and tub butter
at % cents 1t is of interest in connection
with the butter trade to know that it is esti-
mated by good authority that there are over
5000, 900 mich COWS in the United States
Allowing each of the so, ZOO, 900 Inhabitants
of the country one-half pound of butter per
week. the consumption aggregates 1900, 000,-
900 pounds annually. To supply this de-
mand will require each COW to furnish 100
pounds per year. The total product of the
dairy last year is valued at 1852, 900, 900. The
amount of capital invested in the business
including land buildings, cows and utensils
is placed at 50, 200, 100000.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-05-30

Much is said about personal rights by the
men who advocate the liquor crime, but
these men forget that no one has the right to
do wrong. The state reserves the right of
decreeing what men may do and what they
may not do. If any citizen engages in
business that disturbs his neighbours peace,
the injured man seeks redress; if the bust
ness destroys health it may be stopped; if it
depreciates or destroys adjoining property it
may be prohibited, and no one except the
parties disturbed complains of injustice
All men agree that whatever is public
evil ought to be prohibited, unless it be the
selling of intoxicating liquor. Why should
this evil be an exception
Rumselling is tolerated and protected be-
cause rumsellers have made their business
political issue. Temperance men will also
make prohibition political issue from this
time henceforth.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-02
The Sunday Programme.

Trinity church, Rev. r. F. Sweet, pas
tor. Eighth Sunday after Trinity. Ser
vice at 1915 a m, 10 and 7:30 F. IN.
Twentieth street Evangelical Lutheran
church: the Rev. c. A. Mennicke, pastor.
Text at 10 a. M, Matt. vii: 1899. Thema;
Christi Warming vor falschen. Prophets
en-" misunderstanding, $50 p. IN.
The Rev. J. II. Wright, PASTOR will
preach in the Christian chapel, at 10:45
a. m,, on The Law of Progressive De-
velopment There will be union ser
vice at Z: As p. m Sunday school at 9;l5
a. m, F. H. Kaupke, Superintendent.
Young peoples meeting at 6;15 p. NJ.
The Mysterious change" will be
preached upon in the Ninth street Meth
odist Episcopal church, by the Rev. Geo.
o. Ferguson, pastor. At 7:30 p. m, the
choir and Sunday school will give tenn
perance concert. Sunday school at $50
a. m g., r, Bennett, superintendent.
In the United Presbyterian church. at
1915 a m, the Rev J A. Reynolds, d.
D., pastor, will preach sermon on Can
ticles ii: 15 The congregation will join
in the union service at the Christian
chapel at 7:45 p. m. Sunday school al
$50 a. m. Hugh Warnock superintend'
emit Young folks devotional meeting al
Z p. NJ.
The Love of God, in It's Operations
and Gracious Effects in the Hearts and
Lives of His Faithful Subjects Q0;45 a
m and why Will we Die?" Gas p. m.
will be the themes of the Rev R. G
Pearce, D. D., pastor of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church. Sunday schOo
at 9;15 a. m, E W. Spencer, superin
tendent. Young peoples meeting at
p. m.
At 10;30ia. m, in the Swedish Baptis
church, the Rev, A. B. Orgren, pastor
will preach his farewell sermon, taking TO
his texts Gen. xiv:24 and John xviii "a
The Rev. c. NJ Nelson, of Des Moines
Ia. will preach at p. m. Bible schoC
at $50 a. m, G. o. Jensen, superi nten
nent. Young peoples meeting at $50 p
m. Preaching over the river at p. m
The Life of Trust" illustrated by tn
life and work of the Rev. George Mueller
of Bristol, Eng, will be discoursed upo
in the Broadway Presbyterian church, a
20:45 a. m, by the Rev W. S. Marquis
pastor; text II Cor Va At 7:45 p. m
Mr., Marquis will take for his subjec
The Drinkers Harvest, or the Physica
Effects of the use of lntoxicants," tn
first of three temperance sermons. Sun
day school at $40 a. m, DR.. J. W Stew
art, superintendent Young people
meeting at 7:15 p. M, subject; "Whs
has Been Done for US, and What can W
do for Others "-Luke x:90 81.