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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10
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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10
ABRAHAM LINCOIN's BOYHOOD.

well he was at this time not grown
only six feet two inches high (said DENIM.
| F. Hanks, cousin of Abraham Lincoln)
He was six feet four and one-half inches
when grown-tall, latly and gangling-
| not much appearance. moi handsome, moi
IL man rode up on horseback, he would
be the first one out. up ON the fence and
asking questions, till his father would
give him knock side o the head; then
he'd 90 and throw at snowbirdS or suthn'
but ponderin' all the while.
Was he active and strong
.'He was that. was ten years older.
but | couldn' rassle him down. His legs
was too long for me to throw him. He
would fling one foot upon my shoulder and
make me swing corners swift. and his
arms so long and strong. My. how he
would chop. His AK would flash and bite
into sugar tree or sycamore. and down it
would come. If you heard him fallin'
trees in a clearin' you woud say there
nttC ttiitt itiCti at WIN tht Nag tltSs
fell. But he never was sassy or quarrel
some. I've seen him walk into a crowd OF
sawin' rowdies, and tell them some droll
yarn and bust them all up. 1t was the
same when he was lawyer: all eyes
whenever he riz were on him; there was
suthin 'peeuliarsome about him.
What did you teach him with %
sometimes he would write with piece
Of charcoal, or the pint of burnt stick on
the fence or floor. We got little paper
at the country town, and ! made ink out of
the blackberry briar-root and put little
copperas in it, 1t was black, but the cop
peras would eat the paper after awhile.
| made his first pen out of a turkey buzz
yards feather; them good for pens. We
had no geese them days. After he learned
to write he was scrawlin' his name every
where: sometimes he would write it on the
white sand down by the crick bank and
leave it till the fresh would blot it out >
Ali. Dennis, that name is written now,
not in sand; high on the heroic scroll in
Liberty proud temple, above the name of
all save one. Next to thesname of the i'm
mortal Washington blazes the signature
Of the blameless ruler and matchless man,
Abraham Lincoln That plain name is
now kinglier title than is worn on earth.
Yes, that's so, and rightly, too. Not for
his greatness, but he was the honestest.
| reckon he never did mean act. | could
see he didn't know how, and he never
learned
did you have any idea of his future
greatness -
mo; it was new country and he was a
raw boy; rather bright and likely lad,
but the big world seemed far ahead of him.
We were all slow-goin folks, hut he had
it in him, though we never suspected it. >
ibid he take to books eagerly %
''No; we had to hire him first But
when he got a taste it was the old story
We had to pull the SOW S ears to get her to
the trough and pull her tail to get her
away. He read a great deal and had a
wonderful memory-wunderful Never
forgot anything
What church did Abe attend -
THE Baptist. I'll tell yon a eireum-
stance about him. He would come home
from church, and put box in the middle
of the cabin floor, and repeat the sermint
from text to doxology. I've heard him do
it often
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

| 1t was terrible to go near that oven, but
sit won't bring Patra back. nor be No
consolation to pappy and nanny if I'se
hung thought Tony
| AT ten o'clock he shut up the shop, as
he had been directed to do, and went to
bed; but there was no sleep for him.
| What should he say when his mother asked
him, as soon as she came home in the
morning, 'HHhar Rtra? ?"
81 clar' to goodness, I'll hab to run
away" said Tony to himself, after he had
tossed upon his sleepless bed until after
midnight
He opened the skylight-his room was
in the top story-and looked out. The ROOT
was fiat, and he could esily climb down to
the little ell, and so to the ground. As he
was taking survey, the skylight of the
next house i'm the block-Posson Amos
was lifted and a small white robed figure
| appeared from it, and glided toward him.
1t had a little black face, and small top
knots of wool. tied with red ribbon. Tony
screamed with terror, and tried to close
the skylight over his head, but it had be-
come fastened in some way. and wouldn't
shut
''Tony! Tony called small. plaintive
voice
And the white-robed figure proceeded to
wriggle itself in through the skylight.
''Patra, IS 1t go ghosts" demanded Tony,
with chattering teeth.
don know muffin bout ghosesn' re-
sponded the small figure, with decision.
Else cole and scar in Miss Amos big bed,
and cry and cry. Den | hear yo' ope' yo'
winder, an done come home"
''Patra, how came you dar?" asked Tony.
'Mis' Amos done come in de back way
and pull me out oh de oben, and her take
me home to scar yo', so yo' neber be keer-
less no mo-.
! Tony Rugged and kissed Patra-an at
tention so unusual that it surprised her
not little-and carried her down in his
arms to her little bed beside ''Mammys .
"Pappy'' had come in at twelve o'clock,
and was snoring loudly and did not wake.
''Yo' is good boy Tony, if yo' is keer-
less, /" said Patra, drowsily, as he left her.
But done los my shoe and my ribbin,
and Use neber gwine to fix de beans no
mo-
Tony made call at Poison Amos very
early the next morning.
81 reck yo' is gwine to tell pappy'n
nanny bout Patra?" he said, gloomily
TONY Crumples, is yo' cured oh keer-
lessness?' asked Mrs. Amos, severely.
81 is, SUI as yo' born" answered Tony,
solemnly.
''Den so long as neber hear no mo- oil
yo keerless doin's, don gwine to tell how
yo' baked Patra long wib de beans.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10
HOW WINDOW GLASS Is MADE.

The workmen were engaged in making
that seemed very simple. young man
would take one Of the long hollow iron
pipes we saw the gaunt man Juggling
with, and approaching one of the mouths
of the great furnace with the indifference
of salamander-first, however. protect
ing his face with leather screen-would
proceed by a series of wave-like movements
of the pipe to gather at the end ball oil
liquid glass, getting his supply from fire
clay pot. These pots contained mixture
of soda, lime and sand, which had been re-
duced by firing for two days. After gath
ering a wad the size of a cocoanut. the
young man would turn and cool il upon ali
iron plate. still keeping up the wave-like
rotary motion. Then he would return to
the pot and begin fishing again, then back
TO the iron plate for cooling, and then more
angling. By this time he has gathered
ball of about sixteen pounds weight and of
intense heat. Now cooling the pipe with
water. he carries his burden over and de-
posts it on larger iron plate-this one
floating in tub of water-giyes the pipe
to glass blower. and seizing another iron.
goes back to the furnace to perform his
part once again.
The glass blower rolls the ball upon the
plate until he has made the glass assume
pear shape, when he applies the pipe to his
i
like red apples, blows till he is red behind
his ears, blows until he becomes of COM
plexion as blooming as the glass. All this
while he imparts rotary motion TO the
pipe. and does not cease either the blowing
or the rotating until the pear shaped glass
has expanded into the rude semblance to a
bottle with no neck and very thick bot
tom. Now over he goes to one of the
mouths of the side furnace, into which he
thrusts the pipe to warm the mean looking
bottle at the end At his feet is the grave
like pit.
Now watch him. He takes the pipe
swing before in the pit. The glass begins
to lengthen out, stove pipe fashion; into
the furnace again: now out, and up over
his head. Agitate the pipe. Blow. Now
big sweep from mid-air through the pit
and up again. Blow. Now pendulum
like ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cross
back. The glass is become cylinder four
feet long. Heat again and withdraw.
Blow Rotate. A little more jugglery-
ere-there-right side--left--a beautiful
swing below, The cylinder is over five
feet long nov! The work is done
These cylinders are placed still glowing
ON stand. A tap with piece of steel re-
leases the blow pipe, the blower makes a
measurement with stick, wraps string
of hot glass about the cylinder, the super
fiuous parts falls off as though cut by
diamond. and the completed cylinder
about five feet long and eighteen inches in
diameter-is carried away to place of
safety Tomorrow a hot steel rod will
cut each of the cylinders through one side.
TINS leaving i; like a sheet of paper
twisted until its upper and lower edges
meet. This roll will be subjected to an
other gentle baking. when it will fiatten
out into large sheet of glass. This will
be cut into sheets of the proper size, and
the work is done.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10
THE SILK WORM MANIA.

In 1880 an article by Dr. Pascalis, on
the Noras multicaulfs in the America1,
Journal Of Science directly started the
mulberry fever A report to Congress in
1880 proposed grant of $40, 900 to one NJ.
D'Homergue for the establishment of a
normal school of filature at Philadelphia.
where sixty young men might have gratui-
tous instruction for two years, and for
travelling about the country to teach silk
growing to farmers; and this ''silk bill. y
though defeated in 1888, and reported
against as unconstitutional in 1892, would
not down till 1887, when still another COM
mittee reported as substitute scheme to
lease public lands without rent for the cul-
tivation of the mulberry tree or the sugar
beet.
The whole country now went wild. The
citement from the panic of 1887. Orchards
of the multiedulis were planted in every
State; farmers everywhere set their wives
and children to feeding worms; multitude
nous books, public doc uments, periodicals
on sales.--future constituted the bulk of the
reading of the day; stock companies for
raising and manufacturing silk sprang up
like puff-balls: silk conventions were held,
and United States Silk Society was or
ganized.
A thrifty nurseryman on Long Island
gave help to the excitement by canny
plan. After selling a considerable supply
of the trees to New England dealers, he
started off one night by the Providence
boat and with great pretense of eagerness
made the rounds of all his customers, ex-
citedly offering fifty cents apiece for trees.
OF course h e didn't get them, but he pres
emily was able to sell all he had for a
dollar instead of fifty cents apiece.
In Burlington, New Jersey, over 100000
trees were raised and sold; in December,
1888, offerings at 81 per tree or per tyie
were refused at Boston sales, and So was
sometimes got for trees one season old
1t was satisfactorily proved-again on
paper-that an acre of trees was good fol-
$1,000 worth of silk, but the price of trees
had no relation TO figures. even the most
rose-colored. One farmer sold $4,000 worth
of trees from three-quarters of an acre
In single week in Pennsylvania $500, DOC
worth were sold
In 1889 the bubble burst, and the biters
were bitten. Among them was the specu
|
lative Long Islander. He had caught tn,
disease by which he had profited and hac
| sent an agent to France with $50, 900 t.
buy a million more trees. When the,
came, they We're worth part of a CEN
apiece for pea-brush. Some Speculation
endeavored to get even with fate by ship
ping cargo from the East to Indiana by
way of New Orleans in an unseaworth,
ship heavily insured. but the goods unior
| tunately reached their destination. Null
| titudes of men We're ruined by the crash
But Americans have a faculty of falling OF
| their feet, and some of the unhappy null
berry growers of the thirties became thu
successful manufacturers of later days
From "a SIN Dress IL Hdrpers Maya
zine for .July.
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VOL. II.
..woRK wHILETHE sun SHINES

A lady-bug sat in the softest of ease
Her dainty face famed by the sweet summer
breeze,
And saw, half with scorn, plain ant toIing
by,
So weary the lady-bu heard her sad sigh.
GLOW thankful am such a fate is not mine.
I'm sure ] should never do aught but repine,'
Quoth the lady-bug then. And she thought
with disdain,
That the ant spent her days just for love of
small gain.
"Why, how should look, said she, smoothing
wing,
"With load on my back like that poor, tired
thing,
No; I'd far rather sit in this heart of a flower.
Not suns rays can scorch: not drop from II
shower
Can disturb my repose. | have food drink and
Pray who would not say such life was the
best?''
81 can tell you, my friends, few things you
don't know
Said a wise little bee, as she flew to and fro
"Though the ant may be plain, she has wisdom
to see
That the winter will come; and il does seem to
1ou u uO well 10 likt nttu. DO You Inlnk
that fr,il flower
Can give you protection against the fierce
power
OF cold, bowling winds, and the rain, and the
snow?
And again have you thought that green
thing can grow
In those long, dreary months? You must eat
suppose;
And though now you can feast on the leaves of
II rose,
| assure you that then you would fare pretty
slim,
And not keep very long in such excellent
trim
The lady-bug laughed, in a half-scornful way,
And tossed up her head as much as to say:
"Pray look out for yourself. If choose to be
Instead of "A slave like an ant a bee,
Why that's my affair. And it's plain to be seen
They were born for such things. l was born
for queen
"a queen ought to have brans,' buzzed the
wise little bee
cor ut least common sense, so it does seem to
But must be gone | have honey TO make,
And I'll simple observe that / hope, for your
sake
You'll be looking around and IA shelter pro-
vide,
Where in cold winter days, you can safely
abide
Then away flew the bee off over the fields,
Where the sweetest of sweets the red clover
yields,
While the ady-bug turned, with Il plying
smile,
And YEARLY said she must rest fora while
The summer days waned, and the winter drew
The cold, whistling winds sounded dismal and
drear:
But the ant in her nest was all sheltered from
harm,
With plenty to eat, and AZ snug and rs warm
AS an ant could well be And the bee in her
hive
Showed how patience and industry surely
must thrive.
But the lady-bug- All, who could tell her sad
fate?
Such downfall for one of her lofty estate.
Thrown rudely to earth by the wind and the
rain,
Not hand stretched to raise her to splendor
again,
She persisted alone. And the lesson is clear
To provide for the winter while summer is
here.
--E2izdbeM A. Darts, in Golden Days.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

Just opened, 3 packages of nice medium
weight unbleached sheeting muslin elegant
goods. 80 inches wide. at &C.. 40 inches vide,
10 cts: AZ inches wide at Il cts. per yard
Also heavy yard wide bleached muslin at
s cts a yard as heavy as Wamsutta out
hardly so fine May wear as well or better
T. u. Humphreys x Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

Our stock of Canton floor mattings, at
ice. tsc.. 20c. and 2',c., are better in quail
ity than we ever sold before. We bought
them direct of an importer at his closing
ont sale, and our tariff of charges Will be
found much lower than elsewhere, either
in city or country. Come and see them.
f. B. Humphreys u CO.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10
DRICKLAYING AND PLAsTERING.

The subscribers announce that they have To-
Gated in Woodstown. and are prepared to exc
cute orders fer bricklaying, plastering and all
kinds of mason work, by contract or by the
day, at reasonable rates. Residence, Newtown,
I'd door south of Railroad, East Side.
6-6m SHOUGH ~ BRO.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

Turkey red table damask, sixty inches
wide. made by the Rcnfrew Mills and war
ranted never to fade. This is strong talk,
but they say so and we believe them.
Eight new patterns just opened at Hum
phrey's.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

1890 yards calico, Simpson best goods,
warranted fast colors, at DC. yard. All
the new spring styles just received and
opened at Humphreys.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

New stock of mems light weight merino
shirts and drawers, just the thing to put
on in place of winter weights, at Hum
phreys.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

Boys percale shirts with collars at 40
cts. Boys cheviot shirts with collars at 10
cts. All kinds mems shirts at Hum
phreys.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10
NEW PROVERBS BY JOSH BILLINGS


The man who gets bit twice by the same
dog is better adapted to that kind of bust
ness than any other.
There is a great deal of religion in this
world that is like a ife-preserver-only
put on at the moment of danger, and then
half the time put on hind-side before.
Experience is school where y man
learns what big fool he has been.
The man who doesn't believe in any
hereafter has got dreadfuly mean opin-
ion of himself and his chances.
There are two kinds of fools in the
world-those who can't change their opin-
ions and those who won't.
A good doctor is 4 gentleman to whom
we pay SO visit for advising us to eat less
and exercise more.
Out in the world men show us two
sides to their character; by the fireside
only one
The world is filling up with educated
fools-mankin read too much and think
too little.
Every man has his follies, and oftimes
they are the most interesting things he has
got
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

Children's button shoes at soc. to Sl.0o
The real genuine solar tips at sl.00 per
pair f. b. Humphreys u Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

We have good hook lace shoe for men
at S. so. and the same in youths at $1.25.
These are fine goods and will do honest
wear. We also have a nice grain button
shoe for ladies at $t.25, the best We ever
had at the price, E. B. Humphreys " Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

A one legged man will never be troubled
with wet feet
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

He looked earnestly at the two glass
Harden Hand Grenades that hung ON the
walls ofthe corridors at Drury Lane. "llow
thoughtful, he said, ''of the management
to provide bottles of water in case Of faint
ness among the ladies'
.'Them's fire extingushers, : interrupted
tina attendant; when fire breaks ont You
throw a bottle at it and they pnts it out F"
ANY kind Of fire p
"Yes, big or little.
''Then I'll have half a dozen put into
my coffin.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

Short lengths of neat plaid wooden cassi-
mere, at % cts. per yard, worth 30 cts,
just the thing for children's suits. f. b.
Humphreys Il Co. tt
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That we cam in connection with the MONITOR,
secure you subscription to any paper or
magazine published III n much lower price
than the regular rate, and you will do well 10
let us know if you are contemplating sub
scription to any publication.
THE MONITOR, Woodstown, n. j.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

Ladies' Balbriggan hose, extra length,
regular made, no seams, 20 cts. Same
goods, silk clicked, double heels, 25c. All
Sizes all colors in children's ribbed hose,
to 81, ~ cts. a pair. E. b. Humphreys
& Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10
THOUGHTFUL SAYINGS.

Idleness is the sepulchre of living man.
Ignorance is the parent of many injuries.
III examples are like contagious diseases.
A bad man, whatever his rank, has a
blot on his escutcheon.
If every one had his own ends, all would
come to bad end.
He that swells in prosperity will be sure
to shrink in adversely.
Idleness is the refuge of weak minds and
the holiday of fools.
He who cannot hold his tongue is I'M
worthy of having one.
Have place for everything and have
everything in its place.
He who takes pleasure in evil reports
will soon become an evil speaker.
Charity is friendship in common, and
friendship is charity inclosed.
Carnal sins proceed from fullness of food
and emptiness of employment.
Casual omissions and little sallies of wit
should never be severely visited.
Charity is the scope of all Gods COM
mandments.
The last word is the most dangerous of
internal machines.
Wounds of the heart are the only one
that are healed by opening.
Though we know not where the road
Winds we know where it ends
The earnestness of life is the only pass
port to the satisfaction of life.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

Ladies dressed kid button Shoes the new
style toe, stylish and durable, 800 pair.
f. B. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-07-10

Men are inclined to be pitiiul to the woes
of woman when they are not woes which
they themselves have caused They will
stone without mercy woman whom they
themselves have wounded. but for the
victim of another man they are quick TO
be moved to tenderness and indignation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-04
no Onr Friends.

Mr.. Editor Dear sir-we desire
to address the people a! large
Though your paper.
After having taken an iuvento
~ Of our stock we find that We
have a large amount Of our profits
standing out, and we wish to say
TO those parties that owe US that
we would be very much pleased h
have them call and settle their ac.
counts, as we expect to sell strictly
for CASH during the year 1885,
aud we must have what ID due u.
to buy Spring stock with. Now /.
your chance for we lexpect 70 sell
goods for the next 60 days regard.
less Of cost Please call and sec
for yourselves, We desire to close
out our present stock to make room
for Spring goods.
J, s, oRoARK & co.,
MaiH ST. below Court House.