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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-13
ASHAMED OF HER MOTHER.

In travelling, chance words and Incidents
sometimes open to us whole volumes of
tragedy. For example, take the follow ing
fragment noted some years ago by a pas
senger on a railroad train in the west, on
which a fatal accident occurred. \ little
blonde woman, very much oYerdressed,
was languidly nibbling cake and slipping
champagne at her lunch in the palaee-car,
when her husband entered.
Daisy" he said, your mother is get
ting on the train"
"oh, good gracious. where?'' she ex-
claimed, angrily.
lie pointed to a tall, uugainly woman,
in shabby clothes, going into 4 second-elass
car.
Had | not better bring her into this
carp he said. There are some rough
fellows in that one
Does she know we are ON the tr1in?'
NO
Then never mind. [ can't introduce
mamma to the Schallers," glancing at
some OF her companions.
The train rushed on, and the woman who
had married out Of poverty into a fashion
able set, while she laughed and jestcd with
her new friends, wore All uneasy face that
showed her terror, lest her mother should
disgrace her. Her husband said presently:
''Your mother will want lunch, Daisy,
Suppose T.
.,nL- ~ I,or a 1,Y,af GI,. - 1tra ~ o. dos "a
brown-paper parcel with chunks OF bread
and Bologna sausage. She likes that sort
of thing"
An hour or two later Il jarring crash re
sounded through the Pullman cars. We
men shrieked and men rushed to the door
as the train stopped. y brakeman met
them.
Keep your seats, gentlemen. Broken
rail only
Anybody hurt?
-Four or five people. One old lady's a
dyin'. heard her calling for her daugh-
ter that's on the train: 'Maggy! Maggy"
just now. Take keer, ma'am.' asa little
woman rushed past him.
The old woman lay on a elaybank. Some
men were holding her tenderly enough. \
physician who happened to be on the train
knelt beside her. Her daughter threw
herself down and dragged her head upon
her breast. The woman's lips were opened,
and her eyes stared as if searching for
some one. But she did not call for
.sMorYvit anv moro
DO something!' cried her daughter,
wildly. make her speak to me! Mother!
mother! it is Maggy! Maggy!'
'Ma'am, - said the doctor, .'you are too
later'-Youh's Companion.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-13
LANGUAGE OF JEWELS.

Garnet, constancy and fidelity in every
engagement; amethyst, preventative against
passions; bloodstone, courage, wisdom and
firmness in affection; sapphire, frees from
enchantment, denotes repentance; emerald,
discovers false friends and ensures true
love; agate, ensures long life, health and
prosperity; ruby, discovers poison, cOrrects
evils resulting from mistaken friendships;
sardonyx, ensures eonjugal felicity: ehry-
solite, frees from evil passions and sadness
of the mind; opal, denotes hope and sharp
ems the sight and faith Of the possessor;
topaz, fidelity and friendship, prevents bad
dreams; turquoise, prosperity in love; moon-
stone. protects from harm and danger; dia-
mond, faith, innocence; heliotrope, causes
the wearer to walk invisible; pearl, purity,
gives elearness to physical and mental
sight; catseye possesses the virtue OF
"nriching the wearer.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-13
HINTS.
Never let tea boil.

Never let tea boil.
Fol rough hands take lemon juice.
Strong I've cleans tainted pork barrels.
Bread and cake should be kept in a tin
box or stone jar.
Sprinkle sassafras bark among dried
fruit to keep out worms.
Pop corn is a good lunch for Sunday
night with milk for drink.
4 handful of hay in a pailful of water
neutralizes the smell of paint.
In sewing and winding carpet rags dou-
BILE them with the right side out.
Clean tea or coffee cups with securing
brick; make them look as good as new.
Remove ink stains on silk, wooden or
1tton by saturating with spirits of turpen-
tine.
Remove flower pot stains from window
stills by rubbing with fine wood ashes and
rinse with clean water.
Washing pine floor in a solution of one
pound of eopperas dissolved in one gallon
Of strong lye gives oak color.
Stove pipes can be cleaned by putting a
piece of zinc on the Goals of a hot fire.
The vapor produced carries off the SCOT by
chemical decomposition.
Marks on tables caused by leaving hot
Jugs or plates there will disappear under
the soothing influence of lamp oil well
rubbed in with a soft cloth, finishing with
a little spirit of wine or eau de Cologne
rubbed dry with another cloth.
No matter how large the spot Of oil, any
carpet or wooden stuff can be cleaned by
applying buekwheat, plentifully and faith
fully, brushing it into a dust pan after a
short time, and putting on fresh until the
oil has all disappeared. Never put ON
liquid of any kind to cleanse such a spot.
The majority of amateurs who have ex-
pe-imented i'll preserving colored leaves
nave failed, these drying or curling, or
cracking, after a few days's exposure.
Oiling and vanishing have been among
the processes recommended, but that wax
ing with yellow wax, as soon as possible
after gathering, gives the most natural APP
pearance and best preserves foliage.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-13

LOOKING GLASSES, all sizes, all prices,
from 10 cts. upward. Window shading by
the yard, or the shades made ready to hang
up, at 45 and so cts. New stock wall
papers just opened. Balance of last years
stock marked down to close out. +. b.
Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-13

We have a good assortment of ~thepopu-
lar batiste dress goods-heayier than lawn,
and lighter than %crctonne. We are selling
chem freely and the buyers are pleased with
them. Price 15c and l6c. Nearly a yaad
wide. +. b. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-13

Drunkenness is punishable by death i'll
Japan. This seems a very e%ifectual method
OF preventing a man getting drunk a sec
ond time.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-13

We buy all our shoes direct from first
hlnds. and make no Misrepresentation
about them. Call and see orr stock. Z.
b. Humphreys IL Go. #.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-13

Shoes for old Ladies', with broad soles,
side seams and hand bonnd-just the thing
for case and comfort. f. b, Humphreys
q Go.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-13

.uH ALoN]Tok,\# o03S4oNz Y. !
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-13

Mason glass Jars with porcelain lined
tops and the celebrated Lightning Jars.
said 10 be the very best made. Both these
and tie Mason's in quart and pint sizes.
also tin cans, scaling wax, etc. etc. at
i. y. Humphreys & Go.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10
WHY Brick Walls Grow White.

Il will give any man 100000 who
will produce anything that will prevent
o wall of pressed brick from turnin 6
white" said a prominent Chicago
architect. The remark was called
forth by the appearance of the walls OF
one of the finest Office buildings in the
city, recently completed at a cost OF
100000. A glance at the huge pile OF
pressed brick discovered numerous
streaks and blotches of white covering
the greater portion of the surface OF
the four upper stories of the grand
structure. "That white appearance,
said he, (which is unpleasant to the eye,
is not injurious to the wall, but it is
decidedly Objectionable. 1t is sulphate
of magnesia-although generally called
saltpeter, and is brought out of the
bricks by the moisture in the atmos-
phere. In very dry season it does
not show itself so much, but in wet
season. it forms an incrustation that
makes brick wall appear at disad-
vantage. Many experiments have been
tried to prevent its appearance, but
without effect. Many walls of pressed
brick are oiled as soon as they are COM
pleted. This prevents the appearance
of the magnesia for awhile, but it
comes out in time. The painting of
walls is resorted to as a preventive,
but it will even come through heavy
coats OF paint.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10

Inaction Of the kidneys and bladder IL fraught
with danger. Renal diseases OF the most stub
born and fatal character have this initial symp-
tom. To disregard it Is to invite them. Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitlers has the special quality OF
stimulating urinary secretions and discharge 10
degree consonant with health. and no further
1t is not an exc tant Of the organs. like the un-
medicated st6auH OF commerce IL simply
arouses them when their activity and vitality
are impaired. This stimulating and tonic ac-
tion the Bitters likewise exerts upon the bowels,
the liver, and the stomach. IL averts renal dis
ease, cures dyspepsia prevents and remedies
fever and fgue, and removes bilousness and
constipation. No finer tonic exists. and TO per-
sons with tendency to goat IL strongly recon-
mends ITSELF rs 1t is fine depuren of the blood
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10
Welded Happiness.

1t Is undoubtedly fact that many OF
the young people who get married now
adays want to begin welded life where
their parents leave off, that is, they
desire to put on the same style, so to
speak, that their fathers and mothers
do, who have been perhaps years in OBJ
tanning certain financial and social
position. The consequence is that they
almost invariably begin with grand
flourish of trumpets, furnish house
extravagantly, give expensive entertain
ments, and in the END come to grief
They have not, of course, the money to
pay for these Injuries, and they rely
on their parents in great measure for
assistance. When this fails their
household goods are probably sold I'M
der the hammer, or the firm from whom
they have obtained them on the install
ment plan steps in and takes them for
non-payment. Then there Is likely q
separation; the young man goes one
way and the young woman another, and
If they are ever reunited it is because
they have come to the conclusion that
this is a practical world, and that peo-
pie cannot live beyond their incomes
without being overtaken with monetary
disaster. In word, if they dance they
must pay the piper.
Would it not, then, be better for
young couples to begin in a moderate
manner, and live strictly within their
means? A well-matched couple can be
very happy even in one room, if they
choose, The old song says very truly,
BE it ever so humble, there's no place
like home," and fine furniture and a
large house do not always bring hap
piness. That must be in the heart,
and if it is there it will glorify even the
most unpretentious abode.
The thought that young couple are
earning everything they have will give
Zest to existence that can never be
obtained even in state of partial de-
pendence, and our advice to all young
married people is to preserve their self
respect by never spending dollar that
has not been obtained by them through
hard work and self-denial. Let them
not be under obligations to their own
parents, and they will find, if they are
frugal and temperate, that the years
will bring them all the wealth and en-
joyment that are worth having.
cb1n0p
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10
A Sad Case.

The most tragic events will present
themselves to the ordinary mind tinged
with a certain personal application,
sometimes very grotesque in its ex.
preston. On the occasion of recent
homicide which occurred at a leading
restaurant in this city, this fact was
somewhat amusingly illustrated. A
customer, pausing at the window, was
addressed by the affable and polite
French woman who presides over the
receiving department. Pale as death,
and evidently nearly FRUSTRATED by the
shocking event. she proceeded, with
Gallo volubility, to relate the harrow
ing details. Her auditor was quite i'm.
pressed with the sympathy exhibited,
but his appreciation was slightly
modified by the concluding remark.
Mournfully shaking her head and wip-
ing the tears from her bright eyes
madame added in voice trembling
with emotion: "Yes, it was very dread
full. The house was full and everybody
ran out, and oh dear / think we lost
more than twenty dinners by it. San
Franciscan.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10

Among the many stories Lincoln used 10
relate was the following: Trudging alonRTh
lonely road one morning on my way to tho
county seat, Judge - overlook me with
his wagon, and invited me TO seat.
We had not gone far before the wagon be-
gan TO wobble. Said 1, Judge, ] think your
coachman has taken drop too much"
Putting his head out of the window, the
Judge shouted: .why, you inferiial scoun-
drel, you are drunk"
Turning round with great gravity. the
coachman said: 'Be dad but that's the frs
rightful session your Honor's giv'n n twel'-
mont"
IL people knew the facts they would be sur.
priscd TO learn how many people reel I'm the
street who never 'drink drop" They arc
the victims of sleeplessness, of drowsy days,
of apopectic tendencies, whose blood is set
on ire by uric acid. Some day they will
reel no more-they will drop dead Just be-
cause they haven't the moral courage TO
defy useless professional attendance. and
by use OF the wonderful Warmers safe cure
neutralize the uric acid In the system and
thus get rid OF the drunkenness In the
blood."-Ths american Rural Home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10
A Dissecting.ROOm Incident.

Doctor, does it not sicken the stu
dents, or do they not lose all feeling
and generation for the dead?' "Some
may sicken for while, but they grad
ually grow accustomed to it, and then
they give it as little thought as you in
your daily avocation. l have seen
things in dissecting-room that have
made me e-case-hardened as /
am. In my second year of student
life, one evening we were all in the
dissecting- room, waiting for the DEM
onstrator to call our numbers and APP
portion us in squads of four or five
around the room. There were some
twenty bodies lying on the tables
some were covered and others were
not; they were white and black, male
and female, old and young. We were
assigned to one of the covered tables,
and drew lots for choice of position.
/ chose the head, and then we uncov-
cred the body; it was that of a girl not
more than II, and she could not have
been dead more than a week. Her
long blonde hair was clean and in two
braids, tied with light blue ribbon.
She must have been handled very
gently, for the ghouls' hook had left
no marks on her fair white skin, and
the ribbons in her hair were another
proof of that. The boys all paused, /
saw silk band on her neck, and on
touching it found locktt, which 1
opened. In it was an old ladys sweet
face, which seemed to chide me with
her kindly eyes. On the other side
was the inscription;
MAY God so deal with them "a they deal
with you. my child. MOTHER
well, we did not dissect that night.
Nor was that body dissected in our
colle0e1
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10

The eldest daughter Of Charles
Dickens has written some interesting
recollections Of her father as regards
his relations with children. She writes
Ever since can remember anything
remember him as the good genius of
the house, and as its happy, bright,
and funny genius. He had q peculiar
tone of voice and way OF speaking for
each of his children. who could tell,
without being called by name, which
was the one addressed. He had funny
songs which he used to sing to them
before they went to bed. One in par
ticular, about the only man who caught
cold and rheumatism while sitting in
an omnibus, was o great favorite, and
as it is accompanied by sneezes, coughs,
and gesticulations, II had to be sung
over and over again before the small
audience was satisfied.
/ can see him now, through the mist
of years, with child nearly always on
his knee at this time of the evening,
his bright and beautiful eyes full Of
life and fun. / can hear his clear,
sweet voice as he sang to those children
as if he had no other occupation in this
world but to amuse them; and when
they grew older. and were able to act
little plays, it was their father himself
who was teacher, manager, and prompt
er to the infant amateurs. These
theatricals were undertaken as earnest
ly and seriously as those of grown peo-
pie. He would teach the children
their parts separately what to do and
how to do it, acting himself for their
edifcation. At one moment he would
be the dragon in "Fortunio;" at the
next, one OF the seven servants, then a
jockey, played by the youngest child,
whose little legs had much difficulty to
get into the tiny top-boots, until he had
taken every part In the play.
At the juvenile parties he was always
the ruling spirit. He had acquired by
degrees an excellent collection of con-
juring tricks, and on Twelfth Night
his eldest sons birthday-he would
very often. dressed as magician, give
o conjuring entertainment, when little
figure which appeared from a wonder
full and mysterious bag, and which was
supposed to be personal friend of the
conjurer, would greatly delight the
audience by his funny stories, his
eccentric voice and way of speaking,
and his miraculous appearances and
disappearances. OF course, plum
pudding was made in hat. and was
always one of the great successes OF the
evening. have seen many such pud
dings, but no other coniurer has been
able to put into pudding all the love,
sympathy, fun, and thorough enjoy
ment which seemed to come from the
hands of this great magician. Then,
when supper time came, he would be
everywhere at once, serving, cutting up
the Twelfth cake, dispensing the bon
bons, proposing toasts, and calling
upon first one child and then another
for a song or recitation. How eager
the little faces looked for each turn to
come round, and how they would blush
and brighten up when the magician's
eyes looked their way.
There can be but little doubt that
the children who came to those parties,
and who lived to grow up to the men
and women, remember them as some
thing bright and sunny in their young
lives, and must always retain loving
feeling for their kind and genial host
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10

Il have been sufferer two years from
catarrh or cold in the head, having distress
ing pain over my eyes Gradually the dis
ease worked down upon my lungs, my left
ear was almost deaf, my voice was failing
me. | procured one bottle OF Elys Cream
Balm, ana within five days my hearing " "a
restored, the pain ceased over my eyes and
| am now enjoying good health. res ON
mended II to some of my FIR ends. one OF
them sent for n bottle. He told me that half
OF IL cured him. My advice Is 10 those SUI err
ing with catarrh or cold In the head not 10
delay, but try Elys q eam-Balm, as il is q
positive cure.-John II. Vausant, Sandy
Hook Elliott Co., Ky.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10
4 Chance for an Argument.

Tobacco as we'll as whisky. my
dear friend, is an evil" remarked a
temperance advocate to lover of the
weed. do you imagine that provi-
dence, in its bountiful goodness, sup
plies the warm earth, the gentle rain,
and the bright sun to propagate this
pernicious and wicked plant p
Il imagine it does" replied the tobac-
enormous crops of h."-New York
G3g9l
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10
Characteristic Independence.

"Before can engage you as cores
ponding clerk, said bus ness man ia
an applicant for a clerical position, al
low me to inquire why you write across
the ruled lines instead of with them?"
"Native and characteristic independ-
ence, SIR"
"IndependenceT
"Yes, sir. You don't suppose / am
going to allow any obscure paper max
er TO dictate to me how / shall write -
-Drake's Travellers Magazine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10
A Noted Ladies' Seminary.

In no institution of learning in the
country is n more complete education given
than in the celebrated Notre Dame, neal
Baltimore. Nd. The Sisters in charge say
they find that Red Star Cough Cure sue
cessfuly removes all colds and throat
troubles among their pupils. 1t is abso-
lutely free from poison, and costs but
twenty-five cents.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10
Will BE Valuable.

In the Office OF popular magazine.
Sub-Editor Ito editor This story
written by that Western fellow, is good,
Editor-He is making reputation,
isn't he?
Sab-Editor-Yes.
Editor-How old is he?
Sub Editor-About thirty.
Editor-Well, put the story away
and keep it until the author dies of old
age. Then it will be valuable.-Ar-
kdnsdlU TrdCeIer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10
Got IL Free.

"Pd like to consult you on private
matter" he said to Griswold street
lawyer. "How much for your advice ~
THAT'S according to the case. What
is it?"
Il want to ask if I'd better get di-
vorce from my wife?"
"Oh, well, I'll give You some advice
for nothing. If you'll only wait few
days you'll probably be free man. ]
filed bill for her yesterday DE
frOif Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10

MENsMAN's PERFORMED BEEF Tonic. the
only preparation OF beef containing its en-
tire nutritious properties. IL contains blood
making, force-generating, and DEMONSTRATING
properties; invaluable for indigestion, dys-
pepsia, nervous prostration. and all forms OF
general debility; also, in all enfeebled condi-
tions, whether the result of exhaustion. nerv-
Gus prostration, over-work, or acute disease,
particularly IL resulting from pulmonary
complaints. Caswell, Hazard & Co., proprie-
tors. New York. Sold BY druggists.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10
Wild Game i'm Michigan.

Two Michigan hunters mistook n
woman in a cranberry bog for bear
and shot and killed her. This is rough
on the Michigan woman, and If she
really looks like that, she should stay
in the house during bear season. Bob
BuTdette.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10

J. W. Graham Wholesale Druggist, of Aus
tin, Texas, writes: Il have been handling DR.
VIM. HALLS BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS for
the past year, and have found it one of the
most salable medicines have ever had in my
house for Coughs, Colds, and even Consump-
ton, always giving entire satisfaction Please
send me another gross1
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10

The business man or tourist will find first
class accommodations at the low price of So
and $3.50 per day at the Gault House, Chica-
go, corner Clinton and Madison streets. This
ar-famed hotel is located I'm the center of the
city. only one block from tho Union Depot.
Elevator; all appointments flrst-class.
HoYT & GATES Proprietors
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10

is ray Of heavens own brightness: but 1t
is, alas! often dimmed or quenched by some
wearing disease, perhaps silently borne but
taking all comfort and enjoyment out OF
life. That light OF the household can be re-
kindled and made TO glow with its natural
brightness. DR.. X. V. Pierce's "Favorite
Prescription is a potent specific for most OF
the chronic weaknesses and diseases peculiar
TO women.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10

ENGLISH railroad employees are fright
fully oyerworked. Seventy hours a
week is quite a common thing. A
Midland guard worked 1914 hours in
twelve days, while an engine-driver
made 1864 hours in one week; and one
case is given in which fireman actual
ly worked tn rteen days in q week.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10

was relieved and cured by Athlophoros
so quickly that words could not tell nv sur
prise. do not hesitate in recommending it
TO any one suffering with that most painful
complaint rheumatism. A. M. Blakney,
Decatur, Illinels.