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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18

which sustains its cage.
New York Mail and Express.
The aged Gen. Daily and two comrades
were the only ones tc celebrate Evacuation
day the other day in New York The gen
eral, who is 50 sars old, wore a military
coat and cloak and high hat his coat was
covered with medals and badges, and a. be
entered the old favorits resort for the vet
Grams, the Bowery Military hall, he was ths
observed Of all Observers The smile that
generally adorns the facs Of the old warrias
was missing He handled his blackthorn
stick convulsivsly, and pulled away at his
cigar as though msditating on some grave
subject Finally he declared that this was
the last Evacuation day in which the vs'-
Grams would take part
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18
THE TRAMP SPOTTER.

Light Of my heart.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18
New York Mail and Express

The soul helps the body, and at certain
moments uplifts it 1t is ths only bird
which sustains its cage
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-23

earliest age and kept busy on an average eleven
hours day. BY o'clock in the morning they
must be in their places, half an hour only is
allowed at noon, and in busy seasons they will
not see daylight outside the mills.
When Mr. Mundella, the English member Of
Parliament, who has accomplished so much in
educational and other reforms in Great Britain,
was in this country. he stated in public address
that the evils of childrens overwork seemed as
great here as in England. Investigation con-
firms his testimony The trouble has grown to
vast dimensions in New York. The sanitary
condition Of great numbers of the mills and
tenement-house factories in which children are
employed is a disgrace to civilization. Safe
guards to protect them from accident
by machinery are sadly insufficient,
and fire escapes are neglected more often than
should be. The physical and mental conditions
of child wage workers are of low order. A child
put at hard work in factory, shop or trade is apt
to be stunted in growth if not enfeebled in
health. He grows up weak in body and unframed
in mind. Fourteen weeks schooling a year,
under the system of our city schools, will not,
even in case is regularly obtained get child out
side the primary classes. Evening schools can
teach little to q child worn out with long hours.
On the one hand. the fact that IN large numbers of
families the labor Of children is indispensable to
the family support, for the procurement OF the
bare necessaries of life, food. shelter and cloth
ing. On the other hand, the State demands that
for its own needs its children must be sufficient
~ instructed to make an intelligent constituency.
10 reconcile these opposing claims Is one of the
great problems of the day. Tho labor of the
children being as things now stand, necessary
evil, its rational utilization seems to demand
some further limitations of age, shortening of
working hours. a factory and workshop inspec
ton act, and the elimination of defects In the
compulsory education law
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-23
Glove. then Life ~
brigade.

There is fell disease which Natures power
With all her myriad springs medicinal
Bethesda Minnetonka's living airs
And Saratoga and the oceans surf,
VIII fail to smite from off his stolen reign.
And when-the Summers health restoring aid
Besought in vain-the Autumns chill wind drives
The sufferer from the world when voices hushed
In council-room hint of physicians baked;
When sad hearts bend low Ser the sleeper couch
Mercy of God! All, human heartlessness
There is one hand-one human hand on earth
Could raise as from the dead-one human voice
Could bid and oe obeyed "Arise and don
Habiliments of joy; 60 forth and live!"
Oh illness OF the heart! Rescuer, come
Will Walar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-23
DO GRIZZLIES CLIMB TREES?
A Report Directly from California Showing
that They DO.

San Francisco Chronicle.
Two months since the citizens of Towards
Station offered 500 reward for the scalp of an
immense grizzly bear that had been depredating
the stock ranches of SiSkyOu county, The
bears career robber of the corrals extended
over four years, his last act being to kill two
year-old steer perch himself upon the animal
and proceed to make meal Of him. The reward
impeled several Of the most noted bear hunters
10 look for him, but in a very wary way, fer
Bruin had made mince meat of dozen or more
dogs besides being alive and healthy after four
Winchester balls had been planted in him and
after he had lost portion of one of his feet in a
great trap. Grizzly ReefoOt has been the
name by which he has since been known, owing
to his consequent ambnc gait.
Thomas Jones and Charles Meredith went I'D
on the California and Oregon railroad two weeks
ago for hunt. They returned yesterday. an d
report that Henry Woodburn and Jim Wilson.
of Linkville, Ore, with themselves. succeeded
at last in killing him. They got on his trail in
the deep woods Immediately south of Towards
Station, and, with the aid of Wilson's four
trained dogs. succeeded in freeing him, after
following him through canons and iungles for
over seven miles. Hearing the dogs baying,
Wilson, who was in the lead, rushed forward,
only TO find two of his favorite dogs lying dead
on the ground. Blood covered the bushes and
great shreds Of flesh appeared here and there
Looking upward, the bear appeared vending his
way on distended limb about forty feet from
the ground. He was showing his teeth and
growing feartully. Wilson, quickly raising his
gun, fired thrice in rapid succession. but without
dislodging him. The other three hunters then
arriving they also commenced firing, when the
pOnderous brute dropped to the ground. He
was Immediately seized by the remaining dogs,
but. badly wounded as he was, he made vicious
fight, killing one dog and tearing the coat Of
Meredith, who had ventured too near, off his
back. A fEa shot from Jones, however fin
ished him. The grizzly weighed over 900 pounds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-23
TRYING NEW DANCES.
a Method Suggested for Providing the Girls
with Partners.

Long Branch Letter.
There isn't so much dancing as usual at the
Branch this season 1t is owing, very probably,
to the scarcity of young men. So great is the
lack of partners in trousers that the District
Messenger Company is considering the advisa-
blllty of adding corps of dancing youths to it's
service 1t is almost too late to carry out the
idea this season. but the manager of the company
tells me that IL will almost certainly be done
next summer, for the complaint Of a scarcity Of
men is an overcoming one at the resorts. The
point is to furnish as many young men as may
be desired to complete the sets at balls and in
formal dances for a moderate compensation, say
So a head. The men would, of course have to
be good hammered and well dressed and of
reasonably good education, that is to say
acquainted with the Duchess Ouida, Rhoda
Broughton and the comic opera composers
They could, it is argued, make them
selves agreeable enough for the time
without necessarily feeling that they had be-
come acquainted with the daughters and friends
of their employers OF course, that presupposes
more stoiclsm than human nature ordinarily Is
capable of. and it must be admitted that the
hired dancing man would probably develop
greater powers as an eloper than even the good
looking coachman Stil. let us not visit
trouble. In such dancing as goes on there Is
a suggestion of some of the new things for the
winter The dancing masters who have charge
OF the terpsicborean affairs at the hotels make a
point of trying on" their new ideas toward the
end of the summer One of these, a French
man who teaches the children of the most
fashionable New York families says that the
| newest dance during the coming winter will be
the WALTZ Franchise" 1t has been done once
or twice under his supervision here, and
is said to be very popular abroad 1t Is
a square set containing three, instead or four
figures, and is full of life and go. There will be
promenade lancers, too, that vii probably
become popular. 1t will obviate the turning
round of ladies, and the consequent confusion OF
trains and danger to dresses, and substitute
simple walking up and down. 1t will be a lazy
dance, but will afford opportunity for the dis
play of personal grace. An effort will be made
to reintroduce the old-fashioned minuette. Sew
eral classes, with that purpose in view, have
been practcing for fortnight Success is not
confidently looked for. however. The minuette
is 100 slow, and the present generation does no.
go in for stateness. The French master says
that next to his own cOuntrywomen american
girls are the best dancers in the world ne
pronounces the fl nest dancer in New YORK 10 Dc
the fashionable Mrs. Bradley Martin she has
close second, he thinks, in Mrs Cornelius
Vanderbilt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-23
Wanted Him for % Model,
Chicago Herald.

chicago HtTiII'
A aashilv dressed young man was standing
inst inside the front door of the passenger coach
pretending to look out of the window at the
scenery Occasionally no walked to the rear
end of the car He did great deal OF attitud-
inizing. apparently for the benefit of the ladies.
He seemed to think his shape perfection, and
enough to travel on in case the ears stopped.
His manly form was SO conspicuous that pretty
soon a passenger went up TO him and said:
''Sir, you excite my admiration. | am an
artist-a sculptor-and l should like your serv-
ices as a model"
law, thanks, sir, are you making an Apolloi"
returned the young man, with look of triumph
toward the lady passengers.
''Oh. no" said the artist. 's3gar signs."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-23
An Accommodating Cyclone.
Chicago Herald.

They can talk all they please about bad luck
out in the West said passenger from Kansas;
but can speak from experience and tell you
honestly that the West is great country-a fine
country Never had such good luck in my life
as had there just TO show you how nature
helps q man ont there who is willing to help
himself. one day last fall bought a barn of a
neighbor-got it dirt cheap too, because it was
so difficult to move-and that night cyclone
came along and bowed that barn on to my place:
dropping it right where | wanted her and never
loosening board. That's what call good luck "
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-23
How to Tie q Horse.
Ia. TELEGRAPH.

Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.
A hack driver of this town has adopted what
seems to us a novel manner of hitching his horse
when 1t is left standing near the depot, where it
is liable to be frightened at the passing trains.
He makes a cruppor on the end of a stout rope,
which he passes over the animals tall and then
passes the other end of the rope through one of
the turrets and the ring of the bride bit. and
ties it to the hitchine post in the ordinary man
ner When the horse attempts to break loose,
he finds to his amazement, that if ne persists he
will pull his tail out Of joint and pretty soon de-
sistS and becomes quiet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-23
SO! Dainty Bud"
ITO p. j. c.

O!dainty bud of tender tint,
Fresh from Natures lavish mint,
kiss the nectar from your lips
AS bee that sweetest honey sips!
I breathe the breath that in thee les;--
An odor sweet as Loves sweet sighs
i see your bushes, shy and meek,
o! petals pink as Loves pink cheek!
But mayhap, meath thy gentle fold
Loves potion lurketh as of old
And waits to pierce, with sudden smart,
Deep in my unsuspecting heart
Will. Robert Williams.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18
THE NOVEL s.BEN HUR.' .

No book has been published in the last
quarter of century that created more
profound sensation in the reading world
than General Lew WaIlace's religious
work entitled, Ben Bur, A Tale of the
Christ 1t has been and is to-day the
most fascinating as well as one of the
most impressive books an American writer
ever brought forth.
An intimate friend of General Lew Wal
lace contributes this bit of gossip, telling
how ben Hur' came to be written: Be
fore. and for some time after the war,
General Wallace was inclined to be skepti-
cal on religious matters, particularly as to
the divinity of Christ. Chance, one day,
while travelling ON railroad. threw hifa in
company With Colonel Ingersoll, the inf
del Their conversation turned on relig-
ious topics, and in the course of the dis
cussion Ingersoll presented his views
Wallace listened and was much impressed,
but finally remarked that he was not yet
prepared to agree with Ingersoll on certain
very extreme propositions relative to the
non-divinity of Christ lngersoll urged
Wallace to give the matter the care
full study and research that he had ex-
pressing his confidence that Wallace
would, after so doing, fully acquiesee in
the Ingersoll view After parting. Wal
lace turned the matter over in his mind
and determined to give it the most thor
ough investigation. For six years he
thought. studied and searched. At the end
of that time ben Hur' was produced.
met Wallace at a hotel in Indianapolis
not long after the book had been published.
The book was naturally the topic of our
conversation. After having told me the
story have just given, Wallace turned to
me and said +: The result of my long
study, was the absolute conviction that
Jesus of Nazareth was not only a Chi ist,
and the Christ, but that he was also my
Christ, my Saviour and Redeemer. That
fact settled in my own mind, wrote s'Ben
Hur
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18
LITTLE PEOPLE.
Remarkable Sayings and Doings of tlss
PETS Of Every household.


I'lOtie beSs 10 gentleman cdtieI Vu
am DiaeK' are yoo' Af. ii piacA'
clii0 Why no Sho"io iiope no''
i"i in''" S"u eniiiA ""S
hothh - eept pa said You was awful his-
Safuiy'
A little boy whose Parents remarked IN
his presence that skating Kinks are going
out of fashion, asked whether bustles
would 60 out OF fashion about tue same
1iine' lie seemed 10 nave an l'ea mat tley
"ouia no longer De heeoeo-
! doh care II your uos d'd "hlp ours
saia an angry little gifl 10 a Playmate
l our dog Is a siieaklhg iitele 'hihg' any
now
uoii care, soopeo Tue ON iiei u tiie
sneaklnS dog. j guess your DOG smoked
first.
Lord Rosebery. in one of his election
eerjpc speeches. told a story of his little
girl. The child was talking to her nurse
and said when told not to fret about some
thing, that she could not help thinking,
bcS"bSc ahS Sp'tih hpb MANY Ati hs'iiN 81
down.
little nine-year-old girl, of Kingston,
\. y, wise beyond her years. riding in the
horse ears with her mother, caught sight of
the large letters on the skating rink, which
bore the words, Recreation Hall.
Mamma, she said, Il suppose they will
call il Resurrection Hall when Moody and
Sankey get through with it, won't they
Mamma-'tClara you have not been
good girl to-day. Now instead Of helping
to throw stones at the poor old rag ped
der you should have told your piaymates
that it was wrong. on should try and do
somebody kindness every day. on
know the rhyme:
Count that day lost whose low descending
sun
=. "'' -
oiara-ie g, mamma oui eo-''as "@S
cloudy ana 'here WASH any sun
little Swear old, the young hopeful d
an estimable lady ON Piety Hill, in Salem,
Ore, Is just beginning to verge into the
period of childish investigation, doubt and
inquiry. The little fellow had heard the
word grass widow, and FASTENED to in
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18

moment you pass beyond the limit of what
you feel that You can afford and it looks
like burden to you, that moment the sig
nificance Of the gift Is gone and you have
done your friend an injustice, because you
have associated her in your mind with
other than pleasant thoughts. No matter
if she does not know it. the wrong is the
same.
| presume many of you will differ with
me when | say that do not believe that
confined to the simply useful things.
Put in something that does not re-
mind them that they are poor that
appeals to their sense Of the beau
tiful, if it is nothing more than a
pretty picture. Sometimes | would make
my Christmas gift to such persons consist
of some article of fancy, just as would to
my friends, and give the necessities some
BILE to make Christmas a pretext for help
ing those who would not accept assistance
in any other way. Here is where .iudg-
ment and tact must come in
Perhaps my readers are wondering why
am talking about Christmas now Be
cause it is the time of preparation, and
many are casting about them for the means
to give their friends reminders of the
season. | want to recall to the thought of
those who are beginning to feel it burden
that must be carried. and who will do more
than they can afford. what the custom
really means. Give for it is a pleasant
thing to do, but give Justly. Lay aside
what you can spend without embarrass-
ment to yourself, and then do the best you
can with it. If you can spare no money
and have no leisure to make pretty and in
expensive things. give pleasant words and
wishes. Have faith enough in your friends
to believe they Will understand you.
Peace and good viii, These are the offer
ings to bring to those you care for, no
matter how they may be typified. And |
trust we may hold on to the pretty custom
ofChristmas reminders with sweet thoughts
woven in and around them, without its be-
coming an exacting ll.ioy,-Emilg S.
Boutoa, In Toledo Blade.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18
VOL. III.
WHEN AM DEAD.


When am dead,
l would not have the rude and gaping crowd
Around me gather, and, mid lamentation
loud.
Tell of my virtues, and with vain regret
Bemoan my loss, and leaving me, forget;
Butt would have the few of kindly heart,
Who, when misfortune came, 50 nobly did
their part
And oft by thoughtful deeds their love eX-
These would have, no more, no less,
When am dead.
When l am dead,
/ would not have the high and storied stone
Placed DER my grave. and then be left alone,
But would have some things | once did love-
Ere did leave the joyous world above,
Placed DER me. And each succeeding year
I'd have my friends renew them, and oft lin2er
near,
With loving thoughts uron the dear one laid
below,
And talk of times departed long ago.
When | am dead.
When / am dead,
Forgive-O this pray far more than all
The anguish l have caused the deed beyond
recall.
Think kindly on me as lie so still,
So poor subject for an angered will.
Think of some generous deed, some good
word spoken,
Of hearts bound up | founda sad and broken;
Think gently. when this last long rest is mine
And gaze upon my form with looks benign,
When am dead
-FrQnkIin p DAM
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18
THE Scent OF \ FLOWER.

The scent of the flower is a wonderful thing!
II plays round the heart like the zephyrs OF
spring.
So subtle, so soft, so rcsistless its power,
No monarchy rules like the scent of flower.
Some odors so blend with past happier years
They move us like melodies breathing through
tears:
For they bring back the faces and forms that
are cold,
And walks in the wild woods mid sunsets of
gold.
A fragrance exhaes from flower that l
know
Dear pledge of a love i'll the sweet longago,)
When tastes were more simple, and purer our
pleasures,
And gifts of fresh blossoms were hottest trea-
sures
one eve, when the dew ON the leaves glittered
bright,
lie proffered the prize with "A tender Good
Night
And my spirit grew faint with ccstatic emo
ton
For felt in that flower lay a lifelong dcvo-
ton.
He is gone-yet the scent of that delicate
flower
Still holds me with all the old passionate
power;
And oft my sick heart would lie down in de-
spair
But that mercy divine melts my sorrow in
PRAYER.
"Consider the lilies" Lord grant us TO be
BY the field and the garden brought nearer to
Thee:
To read in sweet blossoms Thy goodness and
power
And an infinite love in the scent OLA flower.
The QUirer.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18
Cl.APPTNG ON style.


Burg IL, Missouri.
Talk about the hotel business. said
one drummer to another in smoking ear,
Il think about the worst was ever taken
down in my life was in little burg in NJ is
souri,, where l was accidentally laid over
one Sunday and where l came about as
near starving as | ever did in my life.
'They.do have some frightfuI hotels, out
that way said the other. I've been
there myself They fed you ON goldfish,
dried apples, stewed rabbit, and so on
Not much they didn't. That would
have been downright luxury. No, I'll tell
you how it was. | struck the place just
about noontime hungry as could be. 1t
was small house. standing on stakes to
raise it out of the mud. | didn't expect
much from the look of it, but when | got
into the dining room | felt as though |
must be dreaming. Everything looked
nobby and nice. Silver-plated castors,
knives. forks and spoons; red-bordered
napkins. and so on A stylsh-looking
waiter, with white jacket and apron, re-
ceved me at the door and escorted me to
the table. was the only guest. The
dining room was small, bat it was cosy.
The darkey laid bill of fare before me
containing everything that heart could
wish, from which ordered with abandon,
thinking to myself that | had struck it
rich. The waiter listened to me with graf
flying respect and most profound attention,
as proceeded to make my order with most
dignified deliberation.
''.Thomas, said /.
eyes. sab. returned he. as he bent for
ward and raised his eyes to the ceiling.
'''The roast beef must be rare.
"'Yes, sah.
'''And triflc fat.
"'Yes, sah.'
'''Not too fat.
Ono, sab.
'.Just fat enough-you understand
'''Yes, sab.
land, Thomas
.''Yes, sah'
= See that the potatoes are well brown
ed, will you?'
Ives, sah.'
Don't have the beef too rare
"'No. sab.
Just a good wholesome brick red-you
understand >
Yes. sab
At that Thomas gathered up his tray and
lit out. and sat there rubbing my chin
and humming sweet Home, as T thanked
my lucky stars for what was about to re-
ceiye. In less than two minutes he came
back, and every blessed thing he had was
a chunk of corn bread, little bacon, and
a cup of sassafras tea.
& How S this, you imp Of night, said i;
you haven't brought thing | ordered
.''No, sah'
WHATS tie reason you didn't9''
Didn't done hab it, sah
Didn't have it,?
Ne, sab
"'Didn't you know that when you took
my order?'
Yes, sah.
".Then what the blazes did you fool
away time in taking it for9'
!" Dat was 70 style, sab,
style?
".Yes, sab.
What in the name o Jericho do you
mean by that?''
"'WeI, you see, boss, de's gittin' 50
high-steppn' nowadays body KANT keep
tabern no mo widout heaps o style. De
foxes mus hab style no matter wheddeI
de haze much to cat or not, an wes gwine
ter 'sply de demand in dat ar 'spect, or &c
down wild heaps o music DE ma'kets
bout hubs kind O slim dis time o yahr,
but tell yon we kin ies' clap on style wild
dc hes oh EN- nowha.' 70 heahme.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18
DRESS PLAINLY ON SUNDAY.

1t is taste.
1t would lessen the burden of many who
find it hard to maintain their places in
society.
1t would lessen the temptation to dress
beyond the income.
Ifevery one dressed plainly but neatly
for church services, persons in moderate
circumstances and the poor would be more
likely to attend.
Moderation in dress would improve man
ners Of the congregation by preventing the
wanderings of the eyes and thoughts.
1t would lessen ON the part Of the rich
the temptations of vanity.
It would lessen ON the part Of the poor
The temptations Of envy, Observation-Disclosures
and discomfort
1t would relieve our means of a serious
pressure and leave more opportunities Of
doing good.