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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-19

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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-21
WHERE HER PLACE ES.

1t is whispered that there was such diff
Guilty in finding men in the Twenty-second
Ward to act as ticket-holders FOR St John
on election day that certain energetic We
men of Germantown, nothing daunted by
the weather, concluded they must go them
This is quite ineligible, and much more
creditable besides, to theintelligenceo Of these
good ladies than the common understand
ing that they stood there through the day
to solicit votes for Prohibition.
1t is also much more in accordance with
the known views Of some of the leaders of
the Woman's Temperance movement here,
than to suppose they rely on persuasive
tactics to convert a voter On his way to the
polls oractually in line. Itgives an uncom-
Portable sensation to the believers i'll wo-
mans intelligence to find that the advo-
Gates Of a restricted home sphere and dom
este influences solely do not carry out
their convictions by staying at home and
influencing there. They are willing to
encounter far more Of publicity i'll distribut-
ing hot coffee and coaxing. for twelve hours
at stretch, in the pursuit of Influence. .
than the exercise of individual power for
five minutes would cost them. Just soon
as the women of this country make up their
minds that they want to help settle about
school matters and taverns. they will do it..
From the position Of Mrs Hannah Whitall
Smith in regard to the responsibility of
women on election day, there was not the
slightest improperly in her appearance to
conduct the neglected business of the cold
water candidate. 1t has been mentioned
to the Household that voters in other Phil
adelphia precincts who desired ito throw
away vote on St John, had the greatest
difficulty in finding any Prohibition tick
cts at all. If the duty of citizen in self
government appeared as solemn to all the
people as it does to a few Of these thought
full women, there would be nomere unseem-
illness in meeting at the polls than there
is i'll going to church together ltiseyident
that if voting could be done at a church
uVol 4iotedu u dt Il tavern "iiitio"
it might appear more sacred and serious
function than under existing surroundings;
and if all the women of the Twenty second
Ward, instead of the few who were present
on last Tuesday, had been expected at each
precinct in their right, the whole neighbor-
hood of division window would have I'M
dergone change, and would have been
even more orderly than a Centennial turn
stile at the gates.-Edt. Of tie Household
IN Ptilada. Ledgey.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-21
A Special Notice to Our Readers.

The COTTAGE HEARTH is, its name indi-
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acquainted with it, needs no higher recommen-
dation than to say it is better than ever before
For ten years it has had a steady growth both
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n most excellent home magazine, crammed full
of good things, among which there is always
something to amuse or instruct every member
of the family. Its poetry is by some of our
very best writers, its short stories entertain
ing its descriptive sketches most attractively
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special features of this interesting magazine
are original stories and poems by the best
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are therefore glad to call our readers attention
to the fact that offer the COTTAGE HEARTH
for year, free of charge,
LIST. To anyone not NOR subscriber who
will send us $3.50 for a years subscription to
this paper.
I'd. To anyone of our subscribers who will
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Sd. To anyone of our present subscribers
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additional, 81. - in all, before Jan. /, 1885
If you want to see the Cottage Hearth before
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copy. Address,
THE MONITOR, Woodstown, y. j.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-21
--e =---
BILL NYE As A LAW YER

A dear friend in Pennsylvania writes me
that he has learned casually that some
years ago was member Of the legal pro-
fession, and he asks me to state, if | will.
publicly. whether it is true; and if so, why
abandoned the profession.
1t is true that did practice law in the
West for short time, in a very quiet kind
of way After a few months, however,
abandoned my lucrative practice to accept
the portfolio of the Laramie City Post-0ffice.
During my brief bat tempestuous career as
an attorney, paid ont $40 for rent, and
drew a chattel mortgage. which ! was ney-
er paid for, as near as ! am able to judge.
My principal reason, however, for aban-
doning the profession was the sudden death
of my client. When a young lawyer has
assiduousy sat and looked out of his office
window for two months, and client comes
in and shows signs Of imtrusting actual bus
mess to him, there springs up at once be-
tween the two warm friendship. Such
was the ease with me. A middle-aged
gentleman came into my office one day, and
said he had been referred to me by party
in town. and asked me if had leisure to
attend to him. | said | would lay aside
other matters and attend to him at once, if
he wished He said it would he a great ae-
commodation if would allow my other
clients to accumulate in the han for few
moments and in the meantime do the bus
mess that was ON his mind He had asked
Charlie Kitchen, at the Thoresburgh House,
to give him the name Of some poor young
lawyer, and Kitchen had told him that
was about the poorest lawyer he knew OF,
so he had come right to me.
saw at once that he was shrewd bush
ness man, and did all l could to please
him. He was delighted with the prompt
ness with which had done the work. and
said he would have more for me to do very
soon, as he had purchased the controlling
interest in a new silver mine over at Jelm
Mountain On the strength of this revival
in trade l went down town and bought half
ton of coal.
| then opened a set of double entry
books, which still retain, and which are
almost as good as new. had just got my
new client fairly ON the books when he was
killed by falling down a shaft distance Of
900 feet in perpendicular direction |
then said that the practice of law was IN
vested with too much sorrow and sasiness
for me- could not endure the constant
sundering Of pleasant, friendly ties which
am active practice demanded | sold my
revised statues to new notary public at
Last Chance, and gave my other law books
TO warm personal friend. Having thus
disposed Of my library | retired from the
practice Of my profession BY taking down
my tin sign aud mailing il on the front door
Of the post-honseat the close of beautiful
summer day leseland Sunday Sun.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-21

The torch-light professions Of the past
few weeks have been gorgeous with Ian
terms and regalia, and legends wise and
otherwise, faces famous aud notorious,
have been seen by the light of lurid fires,
kindled to make them luminous for at
least once in national history: shouts and
huzzas have paralyzed enthusiastic voices,
and thousands of dollars have been eX-
pended in way to give force to David 5
wonderful declaration, surely every man
walketh in vain show. The temperance
legions have had no professions save those
that went to the polls-but @, what q
pageant they might have organized
AT the head. all the bloated, blear eyed
drunkarCls. one hundred thousand OF them
carrying the banner, I'VE are the real pro
duct of the perpetual resource :; close be-
hind might come the gaunt, furnishing,
hollow eyed women another hundred
thousand. bearing the legend, III you can
give us no sumptuary laws, youcan at least
give lis bread. !" Then the little barefoot
children, ragged, nervous, idiotie, vicious,
starving. stealing-the drunkard's brood.
half million more, holding high aloft the
warning, Eve are to be Americas citi-
zens and rulers" @, friends, eountrymen,
Americans, would even such a sight
awaken you? You sleep while facts and
figures are laundering at you. You eat,
drink and are merry, while the bell tolls of
drunkard's death every six minutes OF
every twenty-four hours of every three
hundred and sixty-fve days Beware,
beware, lest the last Of Egypt's plague
shall be necessary to soften your hard
hearts, aud to open your wiifully blind
eyes Union siaHal.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-21

When jackson ran for President, in 1874,
and was defeated by the vote in the House
of Representatives, the total popular vote
was only $50, 900, no more perhaps than
the vote of New York and Brooklyn on
Tuesday. In 1928 the lines between the
parties were strictly drawn. Overa million
votes were east. and the Democrats had
nearly one hundred and fifty thousand
majority. In 1910, however, the wings
obtained the popular majority and the cleo
ton, only to lose it again i'll 1874. In loo@
the Democrats had majority over all; III
1856 plurality only. In 1860 the Demo-
Gratis were divided, and though they pol
led plurality of votes over Lincoln, they
were beaten Then up to 1876 the kepuo-
leans had clear majority at eacheiection'
In the latter year the Democrats mad the
majority i'll the popular vote. In iooo lne
Republicans were in minority ofthe whole
vote, and if they had plurality over the
Democrats it did not exceed 10, 900 votes,
out of a total of over nine millions. III the
results of Presidential elections had uePei,-
ded upon popular, instead OF eiectoiai,
votes, changes of political administrator
would have been more frequent thah uhoei
the electoral system. Since 1924 the Demo-
Gratis have never held the Presidency more
than three times in succession-and inns III
the days of Jackson. The kepupiicahs
have held ii for six successive terms, VI
since 1861.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-21
ITS FIXED NOW"

Two business men met each other, after
bank hours during one of the 'crises'
which form part Of the events of the trade.
One looked sedately calm-like man who
could keep his feet while longer. The
step of the other was elastic and his face
wore defiant kind of satisfaction. Said
No. to No. 2: ''lIow goes it - Said No.
2 to No. 1: "All right! it's all fixed now,
I've gone to protest. There's nothing left
for me now but to accept the inevitable. y
No. l, still solvent, and in whose breast
hope still was left, could not help feeling
some admiration and envy for the other.
Anything is easier than uncertainty. A
goodly portion of the citizens of these Uni
ted States may now find comfort in the
philosophy of the man in trade, who has
made his venture and lost it. The next
thing to consider is what can best be done
in the fixed condition of things. Let the
equilibrium of mind be restored, and the
resolve be made not to suffer ones self to
be wholly absorbed in any one of the many
concerns of life.
If there is philosophical method of ac-
cepting reverses, there is a sensible way OF
treating success. There is a historical an
ecdote of Alexander the Great and one OF
his captive kings. They were riding in a
chariot together, and the conqueror OBJ
served that his dethroned companion was
intensely watching the wheel. Alexander
asked what the other found to interest him.
The answer was that he noted that now
one side of the wheel was up, and now an
other. Alexander confessed the lesson that
in the roll of events it might become his
turn to 90 under Probably the great
Macedonian was not much of philosopher
But there is no reason why any man may
not be great in the philosophy of COM
mon things" Among the most common
are the chances and changes of life with
out which life would stagnate.
In the political contests in this and Other
countries where the people have voice
political questions are interlaced with AL
the concerns of life and business. But ii
should always be remembered that Ill
republic there is no party which aims to
destroy its institutions. GAN join to guard
what each desires to gain All claim tt
be actuated by fair motives, and no man
has either right or reason to dispute the
good intentions of another, merely because
there are differences of opinion between
them.
s'Let us have peace is now the univer
sal desire There has been enough of the
war of words-words printed and spoken
diffusion of ink and expense of breath
Nila. Ledger.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-21

Notwithstanding the fact that the past
season was cool the stock of ice harvested
on the Hudson river during the past winter
has disappeared more rapidly than it did
ON the previous summer, which was very
hot Even ice dealers are at q loss to UNI
derstand how and where it has gone. The
quantity which will be left over the COM
ing winterwill be very small when compar-
two years ago.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-21

The National Temperance Society mas
published in pamphlet form an address de-
livered under its auspices by Rev. DR..
Newman Hall. of London, as special plea
IN vouno men. 1t is an able Gospel plea
for total abstinence, with striking ana Torch
ble illustrations enforcing the wisdom and
dnty of abstinence for ones own sake ana
for the sake of others. 1t is most Vaiu-
able namphlet for general circulation, and
especially among the young. Emo "a
papes. 10 cents. Address j, N. stearns,
Publishing Agent, So Reade Street, New
York
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-21
PROHIBITION VOTE IN THE STATE.

While it may be gratifying to Republic
can Prohibitionists who were induced to
vote for Blaine and Logan to know that
they thus brought themselves back into
communion with their own party. they
must, nevertheless. feel somewhat chagrin-
cerned, their votes were of no avail in
stemming the tide. And although the
Prohibition vote throughout the state and
especially in this county, was much smaller
than was conceded to be probable, there
were still enough cast for St. John, assum-
ing the bulk of them to have been from
Republicans to insure the State to Blaine.
But that sufficient proportion Of the vote
was from Republicans, is denied. and it is
too soon to gather the facts and figures and
make the contrast and comparisons. OF
course, had all the Republicans stuck to
Blaine, and all the Democratic Prohibit
tionists or Butterflies refused, as they did,
to go to Cleveland, the result would not
have been so doubtful But it is already
asserted that in Bergen and Passaic coun-
ties Independent Republicans and even
Democratic Butterflies voted for St. John
instead of Cleveland or Butler And there
is some reason for this belief in contrast
ing the skeleton returns so far to hand In
this district it is very clear that no very
large proportion of Republicans voted the
Prohibition ticket, In Camden County,
for instance, the total temperance vote was
less than has been given in a single ward
in this city. And yet we must not imagine
that because the important ISSUES Of Pres
idential campaign caused the vote to dwin-
die to insignificant proportions that it viii
not loom up as an important factor in the
future Ii will Camden Post
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-21

Owing to new Interpretation of the law
a man who has been saturating himself
with liquor for years and then commits
murder has fair chance of escaping the
gallows on plea that the long abuse OF
alcoholic stimulants has so affected his
mind as to render him an irresponsible be-
ing. AS large proportion of the unpro-
voked murders are committed by just such
persons. there would appear to be needed a
supplemental law providing for the per
they can do no harm. Camden Courier.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-21

A convict under sentence of death tried
to sue out warrant against the sheriff,
on the ground that that officer cherished
designs against his life, which he would
carry ont, unless restrained by the court,
at the first opportunity.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-21

When is a man obliged to keep his word +?
When no one will take it,
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-11-21
PATIENT WITH THE LIVING,


MARGARET Z. sANGsTER.
Sweet friend, when thou and are gone
Beyond earths weary labor
When small shall be our need of grace
From comrade or from neighbor,
Passed all the strife, the toll, the care,
And done with all the signing,
What tender truth shall we have gained,
Alas, by simply dying?
Then lips too chary of their praise
VIII tell our merits over,
And eyes too swift our faults to see
Shall no defect discover.
Then hands that would not lift a stone
Where stones were thick to cumber
Our steep-hill path, will scatter flowers
Above our pillowed slumber
Sweet friend, perchance both thou and |,
Ere love is past forgiving,
Should take the earnest lesson home
Be patient with the living.
To-dayis repressed rebuke may save
Our binding tears tomorrow;
Then patience-e'en when keenest edge
May whet nameless SORROW
Ills easy to be gentle when
Deaths silence shames our clamor.
And easy to discern the best
Through memory's mystic glamour;
But wise it were for thee and me,
Ere love is past forgiving,
To take the tender lesson home
Be patient with the living.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-27
Cancer.

The formerly accepted theory that cancer
conld not bs cured n,s been set al naueht
bv the wonderful successes In tresiibg this
disease achieved by DR.. +. l.. Pond, OF
Aurora, Ill.
The Aurora Cancer Institute established
by DR.. Pond with view OF more thorough
ly diagnosing and personally attending the
many csses demanding trestment, has be-
come celebrated. aud Is regarded ~ among
the most com mendable institutions OF its
character m this or any country.
The truly marvellous skill exhibited by
Dr.. Pond In the management OF cancer
can be oonclusiveIy attested by his patients
In nearly all parts OF the country, and i.
not combined to Aurora and vicinity, aud
to-day the Aurora Cancer Institute has be.
como n veriisble Mecca tor tho sutfsrine
. lgrims, who repair to It's healing shrine
fot that blessing which they had elsewhere
failed 10 receive.
Tine claims to recognition aud patronage,
based upon the highly satisfactory method
employed by DR.. Pend in tue treatment OF
cancer, are 100 well founded and too full
OF the measure OF TACT to admit OF rejec-
ton.
The old stereotyped cry OF "humbug"
has In this instance but lev adherents. aud
they will he comp PEELED 10 change their as
sertion when confronted By the doctor 8
pn'ients, any of whom are too SENSIBLE OF
hi9 proficiency not 10 yltld wlIllngly hnu
convincing testimony in his behalf.
In his case extended and eK,rsvagant
encomiums are superDuous, since numer'
Gus examples OF cures performed are ths
surest ana most satisfactory evideuc 8 OF
his abll ty. To these he IL pleased to refer
~ 10 the manner and n ethod OF his treat
men,.
While not desir ing to invite any concep.
ton OF miraculous or magical power, ID
Pond has discovered from scientific investi'
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The old sy,tems of dealing with this form
liable disease wers In many instanc es
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blessed With speedy relief.
ALI sufferers from this terrible malady
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nenk Cufe.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-27
DIR sCuENCK'S
MANDRAKE Pill Is

Do not produce sickness at the stomach. nausea
or rping On the contrary, they are so mild
mud agreeable Ia their action that n lcrson tuf
or ng with sick hesdAchs, sour etomaeh, OF
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Distressing symptms. Tnoy act directly on
the u .o-, the organ which. when In healthy
coUdidoo, PARTIES the blood for the whole
body,
They arc perfect preparation Of that Great
ard well.known remedy, Mandrake or Poophyi'
liza a remedy thst has displaced the nae OF m =
cury ns well as many other poisonous drugs. IN
the practice OF every Intelligent phvsiciaD.
Professor John King Of the College OF hedi.
cine. OF Cincinnati, says IN Constellation II
asts npon the blowels without disposing them
10 subsequeAt .coshventss. In Chronic Liver
Complaint there is not its equal IN
the whole range OF medicines, be-
ing vastly more useful than rercu,ia
seents, amusing the liver IN healthy action, IT,
crossing the flow OF bile, snd keeping Up thest
acii nr longer than snv other agent with which
we are acquainted" (See the American Dlspeh'
In ali eases of Liver Complaint Dyspepsia
W h, n there "a great veasne or debtltFi Df.
Schonck's senweed Tonic should be used IA
couugC ion with these tili.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-27
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