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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29
A FRIENDLY SCUFFLE.

When Lees graybaeks We're making
their way through Pennsylvania toward
Gettysburg. two infantrymen belonging to
Pickett's yirginians raided into a Quaker's
house in search of something to eat. They
were met at the door by the owner Of the
promises, who asked:
Are We rebels ?"
lyon bet we are. was the blunt reply.
And what do We wish here
Fodder. old man; and don't you keep
US waiting for IT,"
IF thee wishes for something to eat,
thou eanst have it. said the Quaker to
the spokesman: ''but trust that ye will
take nothing from the house"
1t was a poor trust. After the boys had
finished their meal, one of them pocketed
a watch which was hanging on q nail, and
the other seized upon a silver cream pitch
er as a token of remembrance.
"a re We thieves as well as rebellious cit
liens - Indignantly demanded the old man
as he confronted them.
stand aside and let us out or well
damage yonl"
Verify, l viii mott Thou must not rob
my house.
Never mind him. Bill-Quakers don't
fight. called the one in the rear. 'lIit
him a clip on the chin and run for it,"
Truly. l shall not fight" calmly OBJ
served the disciple of Penn, as he pushed
Up his sleeves and spat on his hands; ''but
if in a friendly scuffie to recover possession
of mine own the robbers should get injur-
ed. l shall not have to answer to my con-
science
There was a friendly scufae' in the
next York minute, and one of the two,
who is now a resident of Richmond, wildly
remembers his companion complained of a
sore throat, dizziness, lame back, and de-
pressed spirits. All the remarks made
after the scufie commenced were simply a
few words dropped by the Quaker to the
effect that
Il am sorry to put thee out, and sorry
to damage thee, but it is better that thou
shouldst go thy ways up the pike toward
destruction
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29
THE BLUEBIRD.

in heaven soiourned this bird.
And there the chant of the seIaphs heard:
One note of the theme it repeateth still
cherish, oh eherish"-till
Quivers the song-swept blue above
And earth lying dreamily under,
Thrills with delight and wonder
Cherish Love"
the bloom TO the a~pple-bough,
The flower to the wood-knoll, springetl now
And leaf-niist gathers in copse and glen.
cherish, oh! cherish again
flute voice calls from the blue above.
How shall ! dare gainsay it,
How do aught but obey it?
"Cherish love-
now can the seed be pent underground,
bud in its winter sheath be bound,
the spirit in me be chained and dark.
"Cherish, cherish, oh. cherish'-hark
the seraph-taught in the BLU above!
But if the song should not reach thee,
Who shall it be that will teach thee
Cherish Love-"
Edith ". Thomas.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29
HOW SECTARIANISM KILLS RE.
LEGION.

DIR. Hopkins made a remarkable state
ment before the church congress-, recently
in session at Hartford, Conn. He first
gave the following biz of the church his
tory of an Adirondack village, once re-
lated to him:
1.-The PreSbyterians were the first to
begin among u.s. said the narrator.
They got up a decent meeting house,
and were all helped. But after two or
three years they began quarreling, and it
and then there was no preaching for some
years. The Methodists tried it next and
had a great revival, and they built a meet
ing house, too, and kept it going pretty
lively for four or five years, but by and by
their excitement died out, and then for a
long time there was no preaching. AT last
the Baptists started, and immersed quite
a number, and they built a meeting house,
too; but it was not very long before they
played out like the others. And now we
have three empty meeting-houses standing
on our Main street, with nobody to preach
Gods word to us, and nobody to bring us
together ON the Lords day, and our chill
dren spent that day in hunting or fishing
or worse, and it seems to me as if we were
in danger of all going back to heathen-
ISM
The same thing, added DR.. Hopkins,
may be seen in thousands of country vii
lagos, where with population and wealth
enough to sustain church there are
three or four, and each has the melancholy
satisfaction of helping the rest to fall.
Evidently the statement often made that
churches are being built at the rate of half
a dozen, more or less, per week, does not
possess the significance intended. The
need of the hour is not more churches, but
more people imbued with the peaceful and
unselfish spirit of Jesus.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29
FRIENDS.


People who have warm friends are health
ier and happier than those who have none.
A single real friend is a treasure worth
more than gold or precious stones. Money
can buy many things, good and evil. All
the wealth in the world could not buy a
good friend, or pay for the loss of one. -
have only wanted one thing to make me
happy" Hazlitt writes, blu wanting that
have wanted everything" And again,
''My heart shut up in a prison house OF
this rude clay, has never found nor will it
ever find a heart 20 speak o." We are the
weakest of spcndthrifts if we let a friend
drop fl through inattention, orlet one push
away another; or if we hold aloof from one
for petty jealousy OF needless slight or
roughness. Would you throw away a dia-
mond because it pricked you? One good
friend is not to be weighed against all the
Jewels OF the orient.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29
wowAxss FAITH IN MAN.

Men come home utterly discouraged;
their best efforts have failed; self esteem
has sunk within them until hope is quite
extinguished. What does a woman do
under such circumstances ? Just what she
ought to do. She revives his waning man
hood by praise. She shows him every par
tiele of her own loving recognition of all
there is in him. She who knows him best
Of any, whose love has never admitted the
existence of his faults, tells him in her
way how good and truly great he is. He
may be neither be good nor great, except
as her love and confidence endow him with
goodness and greatness. but the endow-
ment is genuine; the man aronscs 10 find
himself the possessor of gifts he hardly
imagined, and with a newborn strength,
goes to work IN a way that eonqucrs oh
s~tacles. and makes his life a success.
Gloomy indeed must the household be
where woman divine faith in man is in
operative; where it fails TO infuse and il-
spirc hin with the courage that makes bins
feel himself the peer q ether men.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29
A special Notice to Our

The COTTAGE HEARTH is, as its name indi-
Gates, a home magazine and to those who are
acquainted with il, needs no higher recolnmen-
dation than to say it is better than ever before
For ten years it has had II steady growth both
in circulation and literary quality, and now is
Il most excellent home magazine, crammed full
of good things, among which there is always
something to amuse or instruct every member
of the family. Its poetry is by some of orr
very best writer's, its short stories entertain
ing, its descriptive sketches most attractively
written, and its articles on gardening and
other home subjectsar ofgreat practical value.
Special features of this interesting magazine
are original stories and poems by the best
American writer's, and among its recent con
tributors we notice Edward Everett Hale, Lucy
Larcom, Celia Thaxter, George Macdonald,
Louise Chandler Moulton, Joaquin Miller,
Mrs. A. NJ. Diaz, Thos. S. Collier and b.. p. Shil-
laber. Its departments of music, flncy-work,
Horticulture, fashions, receipts and household
hints are filed each month with articles of
great practical worth, and Will prove invalua-
bic to ladies. We would especially ommcnd
to our young readers the Young Folks De-
partment where they will find puzzles and
games, with prizes offered for correct solu-
ton. In fact, the magazine from its old-time
fireplace on its front cover, all through its we'll
printed and Observation-Disclosures pages, is
wholesome and interesting, and taking the
magazine, all in all, we donot see how a family
can get along without its monthly visits. We
are therefore glad to call our readers attention
to the fact that we offer the COTTAGE HEARTH
for u year, free of charge,
LIST. To anyone not non q subscriber who
will send us $50 for a years subscription to
this paper.
I'd. To anyone of our subscribers who will
send us the name of n nefp subscriber to our
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Sd. To anyone of our present subscribers
who will renew their subscription and send
75ets. additional, $1.75 in all.
If you want to see the cottage Hearth before
ordering it, we viii send you a free sample
copy. Address,
The MONITOR, Woodstown, Nj.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29
SAYINGS.

1t is well to think well; it is divine to
act we'll.
Man must become wise by his W ex-
perience.
Thinking is the talking of the soul it
self.
One vice is more expensive than many
virtues.
Health is one thing needful, therefore
no pains, expense, self-denial, or restraint
which we submit to for the sake of it is too
much.
Pride and malice are the causes of cen
seriousness. We must seek a remedy for
these evils in the practice of humility and
charity.
The gentle progression and growth of
herbs, flowers, trees, gentle and irrepres-
sible, which no force can stay, no violence
restrain, is like love that wins its way and
cannot be withstood by any human power,
because itself is Divine power.
When you fret and fitme at the petty ills
of life, remember that the wheels which go
round without creaking last the longest.
Reflection is an angel who everyday
bears reports to heaven of our doings here,
and when the books are opened We must
answer for the records kept.
The action of man is a representative
type of his thought and will; and a work
of charity is a representative type Of the
charity within, in the soul and mind.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29
SUPERVISING CIGARETTES.

Not long ago, in a smoking cOmpart-
MIA road, a little scene occurred in which
the cigarette was. as usual. the cause of
the trouble. There were four men smok-
ing cigars in the somewhat confined space
of the compartment. when the cigarette
came in. Attached to it was a thin young
man who was still 50 far behind the FASH
ion as to wear his hair banged. It was
one of the twenty for ten cents cigarettes
of a cheap brand a%bundantly advertised.
The cigarette had not been there a minute
before the enjoyment of every smoker i'll
the place was thoroughly spoiled. An
elderly man, who was one of the original
quartette, took ont his cigar case. and
offered the cigarette young MAI a cigar.
The youth preferred his cigarette, he said.
Then the man put his cigar ease back in
his pocket, tossed the partially-consumed
cigar ont Of the window and deliberately
left the compartment. The youth with
the cigarette was well meaning enough and
he rushed after the retreating smoker with
an apology, but the man with the cigar
case did not return. lie was quite pleasant.
however. said he recognized the right of
every man to smoke in a public place, but
as he conld not himself stand cigarettes.
though he had smoked all his life. he pre-
ferred to go to the forward end of the ear.
/ don't think cigarette smokers realize-I
know | never did when smoked cigar
ettes-how offensive the odor of the cheap
paper denominations so extensively sold are
to cigar-smokers. That the anti-eigarette
smoking movement is growing cannot be
doubted. A few nights agoa group of men
were talking uptown in a cafe when one of
them lighted one of the usual cigarettes.
The man inhaled the smoke and then blew
it ont in a perfect cloud almost in the faces
of the four or five men who We're sitting
around him. Mr.. Joseph Howard, Jr.,
was one of the men. He turned to the
man calmly and said:
will you be kind enough to put that
cigarette out ? It is disagreeable and IN
pleasant, and il yoa keep it hers | shall go
away
The man looked at Mr.. Howard in some
surprise, saw he was in earnest and tossed
his cigarette away.
A night or two afterward another party
of men, among whom was Mr.. Charles A.
Byrne, stood talking in front of a theatre.
Mr.. VI. B. Curtis, the Sam l-of-Posena
actor, came up to the crowd, effusively
yelled a greeting and blew a cloud of smoke
so that it floated about in the faces of those
who stood near him. Mr.. Byrne put out
his hand calmly, took Curtis cigarette and
tossed it in the gutter. He was talking at
the time. He did not interrupt himself.
what he was saying, while Mr..
Curtis looked at him in absolute astonish-
ment. Then Mr.. Curtis appeared subdued
and sad, but made 10 protest whatever.
The signs prohibiting cigarette smoking
in offices grow more numerous and, after
all, there may be a check to the custom
after awhile. II good cigarettes were
smoked, it would be bad enough; as it is.
the nuisance is ~intolerable.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29
VOL. II.
TIE YEARS.

I've seen them again,
As the Dream stood by,
The beautiful years
/ once let die.
As the Dream stood by,
He whispered a word,
And the beautiful years
Once more appeared.
He whispered n word
And its soul in truth
Was strong as IL spell,
For that word was youth.
so beautiful years.,
eagerly cried,
"You will stay here now
But no voice replied,
And | sitw them fade
Away through my tears.
They were dreams themselves,
Those beautiful years.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

EDWARDS.
AND PLAsTERING.

The subscribers announce that they have To-
Gated in Woodstown, and are prepared to exc
cute orders for 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.
6-6ni. d. BRO.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

Cottonade remnants, good for boys and
mems summer pants. 10 cts, would be
l6 cts. if bought in long pieces. We have
another lot of the 3-cent wooden plaid
remnants which we sold so rapidly at %
cts. Forced to pay more last time and
cannot sell now less than % cts. +. b..
Humphreys u Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

The day after the election, a Salem,
Mass. rum-seller asked a provision dealer
who had voted :" No, why did You vote
against my business , haven't always paid
for the meat | got here "
''Yes, replied the dealer, : but some Of
the men that drink your run haven't. :
We commend the philosophy of hat reply
to those who argue that to stop the sale Of
liquor is to iniure trade. -Er.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

The twenty-fifth convention of the United
States Brewers began in New York on
Tuesday. Fifteen hundred delegates were
present, representing an annual capacity
of is, 0oa, 900 barrels Of beer and s1aa, 600,
600 Of capital.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

We have a good hook sace shoe for men
at 81. 80, and the same in youths at S1.25.
These are fine goods and will do honest
wear. We also have a nice grain button
shoe for ladies at S1.25, the best we ever
had at the price. L. b. Humphreys u Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

'.IfI only had capital a young ran
said, as he pulled a ten cent cigar. Il
would do something"
'.lfI only had capital, said another, as
he walked away from a dramshop, Il
would go into business
Young man with the cigar, you are
smoking away your capital. You from
the dramshop are drinking yours and de
stroying your body at the same time.
Dimes make dollars. Time is money.
Don't wait for a fortune to begin with.
Our men of power and influence did not
start with fortunes. 1ou, too, can make
your mark, if you will. But you must
stop s~quandering your money, and spend
ing your time in idleness.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

We can sell a package of late caught
family mackerel, not large but fat, for
s$2. 90 and will warrant it to contain "a
lbs. of fish. We also have them in kits.
E. B. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

Children's button shoes at SOC. to Sl.Oo
The real genuine solar tips at s1.0O per
pair. Z. b. Humphreys Il Go.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

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,
IS to 81, 12 cts. a pair. Z. B. Humphreys
81 Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

Boys percale shirts with collars at 40
cts. Boys cheviot shirts with collars at 40
cts. All kinds mems shirts at Hum
phreys.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

Professor Odlum, formerly a director of
the Natatorium, at Washington, ID. c.,
and more recently engaged at Old Point
Comfort, jumped from the Brooklyn
Bridge into the East River, ON Tuesday,
and died soon after being taken from the
water.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

At the Moorestown Agricultural Fair,
held on the 9th and 10th of June, a reward
Of s. is to be paid to the party bringing the
largest number of heads of English spar
rows, provided that the number is not less
than 25.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

School teachers and school children in
Vermont are not allowed 10 use tobacco in
amy form.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

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, 1885-05-29

Ladies dressed kid button shoes, the new
style toe, stylish and durable, $3.50 a pair.
Z. B. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

Mems Lace Balls, a beautiful hoe and
well made for 81. so a pair. E. B. Hum
phreys Il Co. :
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-05-29

Remember
That we can, in connection with The MONITOR,
secure you II subscription to any paper or
magazine published, at a much lower price
than the regular rate, and you will do well to
net us know if you are contemplating Il sub
scription to any publication.
THE MONITOR. Woodstown. y. j..
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-06-06
New Millinery and Dress Goods

Mr.. u Mrs. O. H. Hallstrom have
lust received large and elegant
stock of the latest styles and most
fashionable Dress Goods, Notions,
Millinery Goods, ETC., from New
York and St. Louis. Call and see
for yourselves. Prices to suit the
times They defy competition.
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Ladies, come and see us and look
at the handsome Combination Dress
Patterns. We have also the best black
Gros Grain Dress Silk ever sold in
Gibson county for the price. Also,
some beautiful Fancy silks and Surat
Silks, Fancy Lawns, Satines and Bat.
istes. Brown u DICKSON.
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TO Farmers.

We have a few dozen boxes of Con-
tirental Hoof Ointment, which is
said to he fine remedy for cuts,
bruises, scratches, crooked hoofs, etc.
We will give each new subscriber Cor
old one renewing) either box of
this or copy of Kendall's horse book.
Clubs or single subscribers eau get
the advantage of this offer.
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DAILY
WEEKLY.

WEEKLY,
One year, postage free,in advance, 81.
Address
UNION PUBLISHING CO.,
81 N. Cherry st., Nashville, Tenn.
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Through Sleeping Car to Sioux City, 10

The Illinois Central r. r. will run
a through sleeping car to Decatur,
Bloomington, Mendoza and Freeport,
ILL.,, and Dubuque, Manchester, Wa.
terloo, Fl. Dodge and Sioux City,
Iowa, leaving Milan at 1918 pm.
Friday of each week. Through pas
sengers for points in Northern Hi
nois, Northwestern Iowa and Southern
Minnesota will appreciate the advan'
tage of this weekly through sleeper
from New Orleans to Sioux City.
A. H. HANSON, q. P. A.
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Remember that "Antifermentine"
fruits and vegetableswithout
cooking. giving them their natural
taste. For sale by Edwards Il Shep-
herd.
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took violent cold. Ills father went
from Huntingdon, and was endeavor-
ing to get him to his home when he
died. He was just entering upon his
third term as justice Of the peace for
Haywood county, aged 80, and was
highly esteemed rs correct officer
and good citizen, and leaves Il wife
and two children.
Jackson Wing: Monday night an
alteration occurred between Mr.
farrell, contractor, and Joe Stoe' a
brick mason on the government build
ing, and the latter was shot by the
former, the ball entering the back
near the right shoulder blade, pass
ing through the right lung and lodg-
ing under the skin Of the right breast,
from whence the ball was extracted
by DR.. Savage. The wound IS Il Sc
rious one but not necessarily fatal.
FARRELL appeared before Justice Clark
and gave bond for $3.50 for his ap>
pearance. The shooting occurred
near The government building and
was oc2asioned by a dispute in regard
to wages, we are informed. FARRELL
is from Washington City and Stoe is
said to be from New Orleans.
The Nashville Banner has an agri-
cultural correspondent in each county
in Tennessee with the exception of ten
of the mountain and East Tennessee
counties, from which agricultural re.
ports would he of small service. OI
the eighty,fve correspondents, fifty
one have mad" reports for May. TAX
ing the average of these returns the
following percentages are found for
the entire state:
Corn, acreage compared with
1884 ---------------- 10S
Corn, present condition 81
Wheat, acreage compared with
1884 ------------------ Y
Wheat, present condition. 81
Rye, present condition 81
Oats, present condition------- 81
Potatoes, Irish, present condit'n "a
Potatoes, sweet, present condit'n 81
Sorghum, present condition. IS
Tobacco, acreage, compared with
1884 -------------------- liz
Tobacco, present condition. 81
Cotton, acreage compared with
1884 9C
Cotton, present condition. 81
Grasses, present condition - sc
Cattle, present condition 81
Hogs, present condition 81
Sheep, present condition 81
Mules, present condition. 81
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The First Number Of tn, Union TO be
Issued March 17---What it will
be and What it will
Adj Ycate.

On the 18th Of the present month,
the undersigned will in this city issue
the first nLmber of Il new Democratic
daily journal, to appear every morn
ing, and to re entitled
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The boys say that the Clothing up
stairs at Brown u Dckson's, in their
nice, new Clpthing Department, beats
them all. Come and try them.