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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-11-04
WIN the Canada paciac halfway pnye

George M. Grant contributes an interest
ing paper ON the Canada Pacific Railway"
to the Century From it we quote the fol-
lowing; But what will railway get TO
do in this great sea of mountains For
along those five hundred miles of road on
the mainland, constructed at so enormou,
a cost, the population, not counting Indian
and Cinnamon, is less than. ten thousand.
The British Oolumbians claim that portion
of the Asiatic trade will come their way,
especially as the company that is building
the road has announced its intention of put
ting on steamers to connect the Pacific ter
minus with the ports of Japan and China
and they also point to their fish, their mines
Of silver and gold, and their forests, as the
complement of the prairies of the North
west All their hopes and dreams cluster
around the railway, and those whom it does
not enrich will feel that they have right
to be disappointed. They ignore the fact
that the people of the Northwest or any
other country can afford to pay only Ger
lain price for fish or flesh, galena, gold, OF
anything else, and that if it cannot be sup.
Piled at said price it must be for them all
the same as if it were non-existent. They
fancy that the difficulty the province has to
contend with is not the comparatively small
amount of arabic land, or the necessity for
irrigation in districts otherwise good, or the
intervening mountains, or the canons that
prevent river navigation, or the cost of
transportation, or the great distances, but
simply the presence of some thousands Of
industrious Cinnamon. If Cinnamon could
only be kept out white people would CONF
in, and wages would go up and keep up.
Good prices would then be. obtained fol
everything and every one could live com.
fortably."
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Uncle Sans Strict Contracts.

The Treasury Is very close in its on.
forcements of its contracts" said leading
official Of that Department to me yesterday.
In buying our carpets we stipulate as TO
exact weight Of the wool and the number OF
threads contained in it. A square foot of
carpet is cut out of each piece. This ia
taken apart, picked TO pieces as it were, the
wool weighed, and the threads counted. If
q roll varies by the fraction of an ounce
from the contract, we reject it. The Treas-
ary here, you know, buys furniture for the
different post-ofices over the country To
illustrate how closely it makes its purchases
l will take the case of the Cincinnati Post
Office, which we are now furnishing. We
contracted with a firm at Gran Rapids to
ct out the building. The price was $780,.
600, and every part of the furniture wal
stipulated for in the contract. We sent az
inspector, rs is our custom, to Grand Rapids
to look after the making of the furniture
and see that il WINS done according to con-
tract He found fault with some things,
and the manufacturers changed these. An
osher inspector was sent TO Cincinnati to see
That the furniture was according to contract
before it was paid for. By boring holes
through the furniture he found that some
parts were of cheaper material than had
been agreed upon. He found also that il
the desks wrought brass hinges had beer
used instead of cast brass. The wrought
brass was about 10 per cent. cheaper than
the cast brass. He found also that the
drawers were machine doyetailed, instead
of hand doyetailed, and for these reasons he
refused to accept the contract. Some of
the furniture was, however, all right. The
Department accepted this and took the
other at discount of 20 per cent, ON con-
dition that the hinges should be changed.
It's cold day. concluded this official,
"when Uncle Sam lets any one make any
money out of his contracts. = Washington
Correspondence Of Cleveland Leader. 2.
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DOMESTIC Habits in Alaska. .

"a s
lieutenant Schwatka's concluding paper
with many Illustrations appears in the Cen
tury, supplemented by an interesting Open
Letter on the domestic habits of the Ghilcat
Indians, by Mrs. Eugene s. Willard. From
Mrs. Wizards letter we quote tho follow
ing 1.-The Chilcat people long ago gained
for themselves the reputation Of being the
most fierce and warlike tribe in the Archi-
pelago. Certain it is that, between them
selves and southern Hy-dah, there is not an.
other which can compare with them in
strength, either as to numbers, intelligence
physical perfection, or wealth.
"A diseased person among the Chilcats
is rather the exception, and prostitution as
defined by them is punishable with death.
At first thought their marriage laws seem
very elastic, but such is not the case.
Though they do not bind tightly they bind
strongly, and the limits which are fixed are
fixed indeed. The children always belong
to their mother and arc of her totem This
to-temic relation is considered closer thar
that of blood, IL the fathers and mothers
tribes be at war The children must take the
maternal side, even If against their father.
1t is this law which makes illegal any mar
riage between members of the same tribe I;
though the contracting persons may be en-
tire strangers, and unable 10 trace any
blood relation. Atthn aama iinna man
may marry his half-sister (onc having diff.
ferent mother) or woman and her daugh.
ter-either at the same time or consecutive.
ly; for plural marriages are not uncommon,
though they are by no means general. II
very rare cases woman has two husbands,
oftener we find man with two wives, ever
three but moro frequently met than either
is the consecutive wife, d arr BLOB tni
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POETRY.
In the FIrelixht.

IN the Efrelight.
The fire upon the hearth is low,
And there is stiffness everywhere;
Like troubled spirits, here and there
The freight shadows futtering 20.
And as the shadows rouad me creep,
A childish treble breaks to gloom,
And softly from further room
Comes: "Now lay me down to sleepr
And, somehow, with that little prayer
And that sweet treble In my ears,
My thought goes back to distant years
And fingers with dear one there;
And as hear that child's amen,
My mothers faith comes back to me;
Crouched at her side seem TO be,
And mother holds my hands again.
Oh, for an hour In that dear place
On, for the peace of that dear time,
Oh, for that childish trust sublime,
Oh, for glimpse of mothers face,
Yet, as the shadows round me creep,
1 do not seemsJo be alone
Sweet magic or that treble tone
And Now lay me down to sleepr'
Eugene Fisid IN the Chicago Mems
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What do you think of Swips ?" "Oh,
he's good enough fellow, but somewhat
moonish in his ways" " You don't sayl
didn't suppose he ever went near the girls"
Who said he did 2" ~ SO understood
you." "Then you mistook my meaning"
- You said he was moonish." $50 did,"
Explain YOURSELF Well, he generally
gets to his last quarter about once month"
~ Chicago Ledger.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-11-04

Hot Soda may now be obtained at
Groman's Drug Store. Oct. 2S.-tf.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

Many people, we doubt not, have noticed
the blue cord which runs through the cars
on the West Jersey railroad, by the side of
the bell rope, and have wondered what
Office it filled in the railroad economy
Let us explain On the engine, right in
front Of the engineer, is an automatic
whistle. which is the means of commune
cation between the conductor on the train
and the engineer. Well, this blue cord is
what works this whistle. Passing from
car to car underneath is an iron tube, and
connected with this is a pipe ill each water
closet, in this pipe is a valve, to which this
blue cord is attached. When the cord is
pulled by the conductor, the valve is OPEN
ed and the whistle in the engine is blown.
As a signal this is more reliable than the
bell, and in fact the bell rope is seldom,
if ever, used by the conductors on trains
having the automatic whistle. The bell
rope is found on all trains for the reason
that the law of the state makes it obliga-
tory, under penalty of $500, to provide
every train with rope passing from car to
car, attached to the bell on the engine
Willulle Bulletin.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

The Yorktown Baptist Sunday School
held picnic yesterday at Coles Woods
We secured from Thomas Davidson, of
Swedesboro, yesterday, one of the finest
baskets of cantelopes we have ever tasted
Harmony Council, O. U. A. NJ, of Woods
town, received visit from several men,
bers of the order from Salem on Tuesday
night, and passed pleasant evening in
fraternal intercourse.
Broad street, east of the Railroad. with
wide sidewalks, high ground and good
water, will make fine building location
when fully opened, beside making a near
cut from up town to the railroad station
The oil in the street lamp near the pub
lie pump, in the centre of the town. took
fire last night and burned stubbonly in
the wind and rain for about half an hour.
blazing mp so as to fill the lantern full of
flame.
Some of the picnic party at Oakland
yesterday tarried too long and were conn
PEELED to take refuge from the shower in
the school house, where they were kept
prisoners till a late hour, but all finally
arrived safely home.
BY the slipping of a heavy iron Saddle"
which he was putting in place on yester-
day morning, W. NJ. Morrison had both
thumbs sprained. He was able to con-
tinue work during the day, but this morn
ing they were so swelled and painful as to
compel him to lay off.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
Raae Hall.

The match game of Base ball between
the Nationals, of Salem, ard the Woods
town club, was played yesterday afternoon
on the grounds in North Woodstown.
Game was called at 4 o'clock, and con-
tinued till G. when the gathering storm com
PEELED a cessation of hostilities. Victory
rested with the Woodstown club, the
score for innings standing 10 to 4. The
game at the close of the 9th inning stood
IL for WOodstown to 0 for the Nationals.
This is victory of which the Woods
town club may be proud. The Nationals
have been doing most of their playing this
season with their mouths, but in the field
and at the bat, even with the help of the
battery from the Quinton club, which
claims the county championship, they
were utterly routed, two of the four runs
made by them in the 18th inning being
awarded them ON foul strike which was
decided by the umpire a fair ball. and one of
the others gained by an error in Woods
towns left field. The Woodstown battery
did their usual excellent work. Crowley
in the pitchers box struck out twelve Of
the Nationals heavy batters. His curves
proved a mystery to all but the plucky
catcher, Barber, who picked them off the
bat with the greatest ease. The collection
taken ON the ground amounted to $3.50,
for which the boys desire to extend their
thanks. We give the score by innings as
follows:
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
Caught With His Plumber.

On Saturday night week Michael Nafcy,
living near Swedesboro, had his horse and
buggy taken from under Clark hotel shed
about O'clock Thinking he had got
loose, Nafcy did not urge any pursuit until
Tuesday when he placed the case in the
hands of Detective Garrison who got on the
track in few hours and found the theft
trying to sell the horse i'll the 10th Police
District, Phila An alarm was sent out
and he was picked up in the evening try
inc to sell the horse at Sd and Girard ave.
He had driven the team to Camden and
crossed to Vine street, and from there
to Norristown, returning to the city the
day Garry caught him. Gloucester
county cannot give him a taste of Jersey
Justice y for a few months, for he is being
held for robbing boat house of $50, but
Mr.. Garrison has lodged detainer and
will see that he does not get on similar
excursion for few years. His name is
Henry G.. Bowers and he resides i'll Phila.
-GOusfifUfiOn
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
Two CounterfeifersC Captured.

John Hughes and Samuel Dare, of Elmer,
were arrested last Saturday, by John ;.
Bell, a Secret Service officer Of Newark,
on the charge of counterfeiting. Hughes
at the time of his arrest was circulating
bogus fifty-cent pieces among those attend
ing services at Pitman Grove. In his
pockets We're found at large number of the
coins. Samuel Dare was taken into custody
about two o'clock in the morning, at his
home, mile and half from Elmer. and
a complete outfit of tools were found in
the woods near at hand. They were given
a hearing before United States Com
missioner Cassidy, of Camden, on Monday.
Both men pleaded not guilty. On the testi-
mony of Officer Bell, who stated briefly
the finding of the counterfeiter's outfit.
Hughes was sent TO Jail in default of So
900 bail, and Dare was held under 81. 900
bail for his appearance at court. w. w.
Johnson, a wealthy citizen of Elmer
promptly furnished bail for Farmer Dare
Hughes is an old timer in the counterfeit
ing line, having been sentenced to one
year Imprisonment for this offense in 1877
and again on the same charge given three
years in 1890 Upon leaving prison some
two years ago he settled in the vicinity of
Nineland, and engaged i'll the ostensible
business of selling some sort of non-explo-
sive compound for oil lamps He finally
left there, removing to Elmer, where he
ostensibly followed the business of farm
ing, peddling, fishing, etc. 1t was not
long before it was suspieioned that Hughes
was again at his old tricks and efforts were
made to mail him. Some weeks ago a
Maine lumber merchant, in poor health,
came to Elmer in search of rest and recre-
alton. lie desired especially to knock
about the country, go fishing, etc., and
wanted some one to show him round and
post him as to the best fishing grounds
Through the medium of an Elmer lumber
man, the stranger was introduced to
Hughes and the two were soon inseparable
disciples of the gentle Isaak. As time
wore on the Maine man won Hughes con-
fidence and was let into many of his secret
methods of turning an honest "a penny
half dollar, etc. Last Saturday H. in
formed his friend that he was going to
Pitman Grove camp meeting The latter
thereupon sent a little telegram to Phila-
delphia and on the next train went to the
'sGrove himself. 1t was late in the
afternoon when the invalid met his man
near the gateway. at Central avenue
Going up to him he held out his hand
which the unsuspicious Hughes cordially
grasped The next instant, however the
counterfeiter was covered with re-
volver and heard the stern command
Glands up.' Before he could recover
from his establishment, or offer any re-
sistance, he was 'nipped" by one wrist to
the arm of a stranger who stood close to
him-who was a detective sent down in
response to the ''lumberman telegram
while his other wrist was fastened to that
of his old friend from Maine who was none
other than United States Secret Service
Defective John S. Bell
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

The Prophet De Noe of Hackensaek,
this state, who predicted with much accur-
acy the recent hot spell of weather has the
following to say in the New York Sun in
regard to the weather for the remainder
of August: THE present outlook of the
weather is very encouraging for ice deal
ers, for the next ten days from August
11thl will record the highest tempera-
turc for the season of 1885, and the
month will be noted for its sudden changes
and heavy thunder showers. There will
be two cyclones during the remainder
of the month. But people in this vicinity
need not feel uneasy in regard to the cylone,
for although most people have an idea that
cyclones are liable to drop down on the
people in any section of the United States
at any season of the year, yet facts show
that they occur with as much regularity as
the moon moves in its orbit. They make
their appearance in the far Northwest
early in the spring, and never strike the
middle Atlantic States till August. They
always occur between two well-defined
belts of storms. This year they reached
the Middle states three weeks earlier than
last year, showing that frost will occur
three weeks earlier than last season. And
the extreme hot weather which is approach
the corn in advance of the frost About
the 10Th, very severe weather will occur in
northern New York and Vermont, with
heavy thunder showers throughout the
Middle States, and in this section south
west winds; and between the 25th and Both
of this month cyclone will occur near
the South Carolina coasts, causing the
temperature in this section to drop to a
point where overcoats feel comfortable.
''Your readers need not look for warm,
dry fall, such as We had last year, for We
will have plenty of rain, and decidedly
cooler weather than last year. The crops
throughout New Jersey never looked better,
and your readers will soon have an oppor-
tunity of testing Jersey melons. which are
prime this year" He also says that the
day is not for distant when he will be able
to lay an outline of coming weather for
months in advance with almost perfect
accuracy.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

The wages of farm labor in New Jersey
is shown in a report just issued by the
National Bureau of Statistics at Washing
ton. based on observations made from 1866
up to the present year. During the year
1866 farm laborers in New Jersey received
an average salary of 1927 per month,
without board, and StS.9S per month with
board During the year 1885 the monthly
salary without board in the state was
so, and with board si4.10, which
shows marked decrease since the former
year, owing, doubtless, to the frequent
business depressions.
In harvest the wages in New Jersey dur
ing 1866 averaged s2.6S per day without
board. and 50 3S with board. while in 1885
the rate decreased to S204 per day, with
out board and $1.65 per day with board.
The day wages of ordinary farm labor in
board and ST 90 with board. The rate in
1885 was 81. IT per day without board and
eighty-three cents with board.
The report mentions the fact that farm
labor is very unpopular in New Jersey,
owing very largely to the fact that other
industries pay better wages than farming,
hence there is a scarcity OF farm labor IN
the state which is considered deplorable.
'sThe amount of labor seeking employ
ment in agriculture at the present time,
says the report, sis unusually large, yet
there are many localities in almost every
section of the country in which there is
more or less complaint of scarcity. To
the Amercan-born Of the present day farm
labor is repulsive. The country is contin-
ually being drained of its best help. The
young men are seeking lighter employ
mcnt and higher wages offered by other IN
dustrics This is injuring agricultural
pursuits more than anything else.
In another part of the report the state
ment is made that "there are scarcely any
intelligent. skilled Ameriean-born farm
laborers to be hired by the day or month. =
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
salem Sfffings.

Salem Jail has II prisoners.
Farmers picnic at the River Shore yes
terday.
Large numbers of perch and other small
fish are now being caught at Salem in the
creek.
The new skating rink ON Walnut street
will be ready for the public about the
middle of September.
A disease is attacking the porkers of
Salem and several pens have lost portion
or all of their tenants.
The rooms of the Reform Club are TO be
kept open every evening and supplied with
reading matter, etc.
Arrangements are under way to secure
Col Balm, the famous kentucky temper
ance orator, to lecture in Salem in the
early fall
The African Union Methodist Protestant
Church, at Claysvlle, win hold ''Village
Camp" on the old depot grounds COM
mencing tomorrow and continuing until
August 23d.
Capt. Eugene Reybold, of the Major
Reybold, who was swept overheard during
the tornado on Monday week, was more
seriously injured than at first supposed.
Serious internal injuries are feared by his
physicians
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
Have Your Cabbages Headed?

Last spring John X. Deacon, living on
the Yorktown road who sells large
number Of plants of different kinds every
year, ordered supply of ''Henderson's
Early cabbage seed of Landreth, the
Phila. scotsman. Landreth had to send
to Henderson at New York for them and
when they arrived Deacon's order was
filled. He sowed the seed and sold a large
number of plants this season and now finds
that the seed sent him, instead of being the
variety ordered, were Flat Dutch late
kind, and the plants are just beginning to
head Whether the fault was with Lam
dreth or Henderson he don't know, but it is
very annoying all the same.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
Rirthday SURPRISE.

The children aud other relatives of Mrs.
Samuel Crispin, residing on the road from
Sharptown to Auburn, paid her surprise
visit yesterday, the occasion being her
Gath birthday. The surprise was complete
and Mrs. c., was much embarrassed at so
sudden All accession of company just at
dinner time, but proceeded to do the best
she could in the way of supplies, when the
visitors stopped her and produced their
own abundant eatables with which the
table was soon made to groan
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
The question Finally Settled.

The case of the Rev. J. H. Pierce against
the school trustees of Burlington, which
has in the past created considerable com
ment. has at last been finally adjudcated,
SO far as the law of this state is concerned,
by the Court of Errors and Appeals. which
has just affirmed the decision of the
Supreme Court rendered last year to the
effect that a parent had a right to send his
child to the most convenient school, and
that no distinction could be made by the
trustees on account of color.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14
How Fences shall be Ruilt.

An act in regard to fences was passed by
the Legislature in 1888, which provides
that all fences consisting of posts and rails,
timber, boards, brick or stone walls, and
all other fences. shall be esteemed lawful
if four feet and two inches high, and
sufficient to prevent horses and cattle
from going through or under the same !;
and that all partition fences shall be so
close, strong and sufficient, as to prevent
sheep from going through or under the
same. This act was passed with view of
legalizing wire fences.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-08-14

Being without pastor was the reason
memorial services in honor of the most
Industrious hero of our late civil war-or
perhaps any other war--waS not held III
the Presbyterian church at this place ON
Saturday last, though many availed them
selves of the privilege offered at Elmer, OF
hearing one of the most-Shall | say sub
lime ?-eulogies of the man whose name
and deeds will to the latest generation
make lustrous and glorious the annals of
our country. Certainly that was delivered
that day by Rev James Rogers, of Elmer
One of the many fine things said of his
renowned subject was that in his opinion
he was even a greater strategist than
Napoleon.
The Rev Rodney .Ianvier of Trenton. a
grandson of Rev. Geo. w. Janvier, who
was for half century the pastor of the
Presbyterian church at this place, and the
son of Rev. Levi .Ianvier, who was mis-
sionary to India and killed while in the
attitude of prayer, will preach for the
Presbyterians next Sunday. He is said to
be young man Of great promise as a
pulpit orator.
Many of the farmers in this neighborhood
are sowing seed on their ground from
which wheat was taken, the young grass
having persisted during the drought and
excessive heat of July.
Miss Linda Dubois, of Bridgeton, who
has been spending two or three weeks in
this neighborhood, has returned to her
home. So also has Miss Frances ID. Fogg,
of your borough, who has spent fort
night with relatives at this place. \.