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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

HINTS

To scour merino wool, have ready two
strong hot suds, and wash the wool quickly
through them both. by drawing it through
your hands as you do a hank of yam,
without rubbing; squeeze dry and hang ON
a line. and it win not be matted. Rub no
soap on the wool and keep the suds hot.
It is cold suds and rubbing soap on that
'fulls" flannel and wool.
A useful as well a~sornamental umbrella
holder for a closet or wardrobe door can be
made thus Take brown linen and cut a
strip the length of an ordinary umbrella
and ten inches wide. Lay on top of this a
similar sized piece, stitch down through
the center. This gives W pockets or
eases for umbrellas. Sew colored braid on
top to hang up by. and bind with braid Of
the same color. These linens come stamped
with the figure of a closed umbrella on one
pocket, a cane on the other, ready to be
finished in outline stitch.
The next best thing to a mattress Of
curled hair is one made of corn husks. if it
is made right. To make il in the best way
save and dry the husks of the green corn
as it is daily used. These husks should be
slit fine. An old w~ool-hackle is the best
implement for this purpose. but a substi-
tute made be made by driving some large
nails through a board and filing them
sharp. Drawing the husks through these
will shred them fine. Then put them to
dry in the garnet, or some airy loft. Re
ject the weatAer-beaten outer htisks. using
only the clean papery ones.
Powdered cinnamon will scatter black
and red ants e~ffectually. If strewn in the
cracks and cupboards shelves and along
the edges Of the tin cake-boxes the pests
will soon disappear.
Do not try any advertised cosmetics for
removing sun-burn or freckles. You have
a better and much safer remedy at hand in
buttermilk. Battle face, neck and arms
thoroughly before going TO bed; wipe of
the drops lightly, and in the morning wash
off thoroughly with warm water. The
acid of the buttermilk answers a better
purpose than any powder or paste kept in
a drug store.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30
VOL. II.
mo CLASSES.


"a classes here why that is idle talk.
The village beau sneers at The country boor;
The importuning meudicantS who walk
oar city streets dcspise the parish poor.
The daily toiier NJ some nois Y loom
Holds back her garments from the kitlen-
maid:
Meanwhile the latter leans upon her broom,
Unconscious Of the bow the laundress made
The grocer's daughter eyes the farmer's lass
with naughty glances, while The lawyers
wife
Womb pay no visits from the Trading class
If policy were not her creed in life,
The merchants son mods coldly nj The clerk,
The proud posses5or of a pedigree
Ignores the youth whose father rose By work
The title-secking maiden scorns All three.
The aristocracy of blood looks down
Upon the aoureau1 riches, and in disdain
The lovers of the intellectual frown
On both, and worship at the shrine of Brain.
mo classes here, the clergyman has said,
are one family" You see his rage
And horror. when his favorite son would wed
some pnre and pretty player ON the stage.
1t is The vain and natural human way
of Wanting our weak selves, our pride, ON
worth.
Not till the long-delayed Millennial Day
Shall we behold y classes" on Gods earth.
-E2{o Hheeter WIfcor IN Torn Topics.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30
WHITE HOUSE BUSINESS.

''One of the leading secretaries at the
White House tells me that the business of
the Executive has increased largely since
the days of Lincoln and Grant writes a
Washington correspondent. "Up until the
time of Hayes" says he, hardly a scrap
of paper was kept here to show what the
President did or why he did it. Now we
keep a record of everything and make it a
point to answer every letter. Notes are
kept Of the contents of all important letters
received. and by our record here, in ease of
an appointment, we can tell just why and
upon whose recommendation the appoint
ment was made. In case the appointed
turns out badly the President is relieved OF
recommended him. We receive a great
many letters that should go to the various
departments. Some poor woman i'll a dis
tant part Of the country wants a pension.
She does not know anything about the Pen
sion Bureau, and the only person in the
government with whom She is acquainted
il the President. Size writes to him. OF
course her letter is referred by us to the
Pension Office. and it is the same with other
letters Of the same class. As the executive
office is carried on now, it is absolutely
necessary to have a good force of clerks,
and the day has passed when Presidents
can stand around the streets corners and
ask every other person they meet TO come
and have a eliat with them at the White
House.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30
CARE OF PLANTS,

House plants should be pottcd before the
cold weather sets in. and every farmhouse
should have at least one window filled with
them. Some pretend that they render the
rooms in which they are kept unhealthy,
but on the contrary they are conducive TO
health. Flowers sweeten the air, make a
room look graceful, give the suns light a
new charm, and are a source of rational
enjoyment.
The greatest obstacle to success in the
cultivation of house plants in rooms heated
by furnaces or stoves is the dryness of the
air. This may i'll a measure be overcome
by a table suitably constructed and the
selection of plants best adapted to a dry at
mosphere. The table. as ] have seen it des-
cribed, should be the length of the window
and two or three feet wide, the boards
being tongucd and grooyed. Around
the edge nail a strip three inches wide.
making the corners fit tight. The table
is then to be filled with two inches OF clean.
white sand. A layer of nice green moss
on the sand not only retains and gives off
moisture, but has an elegant effect in con-
trast with the brick-red of the flower-pots
and the usual colors of the furniture.
With a table of this kind the foliage of
the plants can be frequently sprinkled with
water, which keeps them clean and pro
notes their health; the dripping and sur
plus water are caught and absorbed by the
sand. and the floor of the room is thus kept
clean; the sand, indeed, ought to be kept
constantly wet, even watered for this pur-
pose if necessary. The evaporation from
the sand will diffuse itself among the plants
and through the room, and thus overcome,
in a small degree, one Of the chief obsta-
cles to the successful culture of plants in
rooms.
The flower stands in common use are
altogether unfit for a room. The surplus
water, dead leaves, etc., fall to the floor,
injuring the carpet and giving the room an
untidy appearance. The table above de-
seribed is free from these objections,
besides having positive advantages for the
successful growth of plants which no ordi-
be fitted with rollers, to facilitate the OPP
Grafton of watering and cleaning the plants,
and also for the purpose of moving it back
from the window during cold nights.
Such a table, supplied with bright and
fresh plants, will enliven any room and
make the long winter days, now at hand,
pass pleasantly.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30
TO HUSBANDS.

Your wife is entitled to her share of your
income. 1t is her income as we'll as yours.
John Stuart Mill was a c~old-blooded
philosopher, not a w~arm-blooded SEN
timcntalist; and John Stuart Mill says
that the natural division of labor in
the household, which assigns to the hus-
band the earning of money and to the
wife the administration of the home, is
an equable division of labor, giving to the
two, ordinarily, an about equal share. To
dole out money grudgingly to your wife is
more than ungenerous; it is unjust. To
dole it out at all is unjust. The treasury
is a common treasury. You and she are,
commercially speaking. partners. She has
a right to a reasonable proportion Of youl
income: to have it regularly, to have il
without hesitation, reluctance, or question:
to spend it in her own discretion; and not
10 be called upon to account for each
dollar before she receives another. We
have received lately several letters on
this subject on behalf of wives subjected
to a petty and unintentional despotism by
their husbands. Some of these letters Que
cannot read without a headache, nor pub
fish without the hazard of making the
despoiism worse. Christian Union.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

TIE COTTAGE HEARTH Is, rs its nanle tndi-
Gates, a home magazine, and TO those who are
acquainted with it, needs no higher recommen-
dation than to say ii is better than ever before
For ten years it hes had Il steady growth both
in circulation and literary quality, and now is
Il most excellent home magazine, crlmmed full
OF good things. among which there is always
something to arnuse or instruct every member
of the family. Its poetry is by some of our
very best writer's, its short stories entertain
ing, its descriptive sketches most attractiyeiy
written, and its articles on gardening ard
otherhomesuhieets are o fgreat practicai value.
Special features of this interesting magazine
are original stories aud poems by the best
American writers, and among its recent con-
tributors wenotice Edward Everett Hale, Lucy
Lareom, Celia ThaXter, George Macdonald,
Louise Chandler Moulton, joaquin Miller,
Mrs. 4. NJ. Diaz. Thos. :. Collier and Il. p. Shil-
laber. It's departments of music. fancy-wofk,
Horticulture, fashions, receipts and household
hints are filed each month with articles of
great practical worth, and VIII prove invaiua-
BILE to ladies. We would especially
10 our young readers the Young Folks De
partment where they wifi find puzzles and
games, with prizes offered for correct solu-
ton. In fact, the magazine from its old-ti1ne
fireplace ON its front cover, all through its we'll
printed and beautifulIy-illlistrated pages, is
wholesome and interesting, and taking the
magazine, all in all, We do not see how Il family
can get along without its monthly visits. We
are therefore glad to call our readers attention
to the fact that we offer the CoTrAeE HEARTH
for II year, free OF charge.
LIST. To anyone not nor a subscriber who
will send us sl.5o for a years subscription TO
this paper.
ID. To anyone of our subscribers who will
send us the name of a nee subscriber to our
paper with Sl.50.
81. To anyone of our present subscribers
who will renew their subscription and send
s5cts. additional, $I.7J IN al.
If you want to see the C0aagc Hearth before
ordering it, we Will send you a free sample
copy. Address,
Pho Efovfrap WoOdSfown. Nj
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

Just opened, 3 packages Of nice medium
weight unbleached shooting muslin, elegant
goods. IS inches wide. at &c 40 inches vide,
10 cts. AZ inches wide at II cts. per yard.
Also heavy yard wide bleached muslin at
8 cts. a yard, as heavy as Wamsntta aut
hardly so fine. May wear as well or better,
L. b. Humphreys u Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

We have II d lmask linen towels, 40
inches long by 20 nches wide, at p cents;
also heavy buck towels, all linen, 30 inches
long by 10 inches wide, at l24 cents, Our
stock of linen table diapers and figured
linen damask. III all widths, from 4s to o.
inches wide, is fali and complete. We
know just where and how 70 buy these
goods and sell at 2 close margin Of pfeht.
+. b. Humphreys Y Go.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

Ladies dressed kid button shoes, the new
style toe, stylish and durable, $500 a pair.
L. -. Humphreys & Go.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

The deepest well in the world is located
at Homewood, Pa. 1t is owned by George
Westinghouse, Jr. The average depth of
the IIomewood wells is about 1850 feet.
In the well now drilling everything found
of the nature Of gas or water at a depth of
:, 900 feet was cased off as nimportant,
and the drill at present is said to be a little
over 5000 feet below the surface, which
would make it by all odds the deepest well
in the world. A careful record is being
kept, and portions Of each formation en-
countered preserved. Since it would nee
essarily have to be a very prolific gas vein
to justify such deep drilling, it is a difficult
matter to conjecture the object that
prompts such a work, unless it be purely TO
satisfy q morbid curiosity. There are in
Washington county some wells drilled to q
depth of 1000 feet, and the only others
so far as known approaching the depth
reached by Mr.. Westinghouse is an arte-
sian we'll in France, at which a depth of
!. 600 feet was reached.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

Turkey red table damask. sixty inches
wide, made by the Renfrew Mills and war
ranted never to fade. This is strong talk,
but they say SO and we believe them.
Eight new patterns just opened at Hum
phrey's.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

Ladies' Balbriggan hose, extra length,
regular made, no seams, 20 cts. Same
goods, silk clicked, donble heels, POE. All
sizes, all colors III cl.ildren's ribbed hose,
6 to 81, u cts. a pair. f. b. Humphreys
81 Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

The bulwark of health is blood. II this be
impure and runs siuggiShiy through the sys-
tenn, health must be undermined sooner or
later. The most perfect renoyator that the
patient ever yet has tried is Vinegar Bitteis.
Ii carries of all impurities, enriches the HE
giving iufd, restores health and vignr, and is
nboonto suffering humanity.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

Boys percale shirts with collars at 40
cts. Boys cheviot shirts with collars at 40
cts. All kinds mems shirts ut Hum
phreys.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

We have a good hook lace shoe for men
at 1 so. and the same in youths at sl.25.
These are fine goods and will do honest
wear. We also havo a nice grain button
shoe for ladies at Sf.25, the best we ever
had at the price. E. B. Humphreys y Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

Just received 500 pairs Of ladies, misses
and children's hose at 8, 10, 12 and Is cts,
worth more money. Come and see them.
E. =. Humphreys 4 Go.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

That we can, in connection with the MoNiToR,
secure you II subscription to any paper or
magazine published, at Il much lover price
than the regular r.tte, ana You will do wei to
let rs know If You are contemplating Il sub
scription TO any publication.
TIE MONITOR, WoodstowIl. Nj.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

Children's button shoes at soc. to s1.00
The real genuine solar tips at $f.00 per
pair. L. b. Humphreys y Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

We buy all our shoes direct from hrst
hands. and make NJ misrepresentation
about them. Call and see eur stock. ~
b. Humphreys 81 Co. u.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

Short lengths of neat plaid wooden cassi-
mere, at % cts. per yard, worth 30 cts,
just the thing for children's suits, E. 3.
I%lnmphreys & Go. u
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

Hats and caps for men aud boys. all
kinds. The only stock in town, at HUNS
phrey's.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30
WHAT II

We are often asked .'Wlat is gossip?''
We answer, in a general way, that it is
talking of persons rather han things.
Nothing shows the paucity of ideas more
than this talking about the affAirs of neigh
bors. 1t is not only malicious people who
originate scandal: it is narrow-minded
people, ignorant people, stupid people.
Persons of culture and intelligence are not
so hard run for topics of conversation
They can usually find something to say
about art, literature, fashion or society.
The moment people begin to talk about
their neighbors-of persons rather than
things-they are apt to degenerate into
scandal; for where one speaks of the vir-
tues of an acquaintance, a dozen expatiate
on his or her shortcomings,
And this brings us to speak of real cul-
ture. or what We consider such, at least.
A cultivated person, in the highest sense
of the term, is not merely one who can
talk of books, pictures and other elevated
subjects of human interests. To be thor
oughly cultivated, the heart, as well as the
intellect, should be refined and enlarged.
Sometimes we see women, who without
education, yet have been born amiable, are
never guilty of gossip. Again we see
women, not naturally amiable, whom ed
ucation has taught to talk of things not of
persons. The perfect woman, in this res
pect, is one who is both amiable and edu-
Gated.
But education does not always elevate
people above the region Of gossip. A
really bad heart is always malicious. The
best advice We can give is the homely old
adage, "Mind your own business. Very
few of us know the whole truth about any
thing concerning a neighbor, and to speak
of his or her conduct is usually to run the
risk of being unjust. Much less should
we talk of motives Of Others. Very few
of us know our own motives, and to ven
ture on discussing a neighbours motives is
always impertinent and often a real crime,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-29

win long-drnwn sigf. Cno1
Kane eh0ok Of 1he beauty -slKuok SSH
upon him, and anBu red honestly:
ssJumnika. believed only angels CO. d
possess yOur beauty II
Thanks; but yOuK angelic idons VIII
have Z fall, foE III ask0nish y0u b.
proving Whist aEinities earthly angels
can possess. f0E, do ron know. I'm 81
most starved
seTFue, / had forgotten the poIikeness
Of q host In my joy at your arrival; but
] win now atone Tor IL
And calling 10 . servant girl, be bade
her conduct his ward 20 the room pre-
pared for her, promising 10 meet her III
3 few minutes at dinner
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-29
MY THOUGHT AND 4

The clock Ia ticking the night away,
And oh what . blessed rest take;
With nothing more to do or say
Until the light Of the morning break.
The room may be ten by fve-no more;
II bounds but the scantiest comforts, too;
But the weights Of life are outside it's door.
And it's rest peryades me through and
through.
The breath Of my soul comes full and free,
However my body may find the space;
With genius lighting the dark for me,
1t is heaven just here my thought to face.
Tonight belong alone to her,
Tonight she is solely and fully mine;
No meeting Of lovers could quicker stir
To the sense that two make the night d.
vine.
All, yes now that creaky door Is stIlI,
And the old bolt slipped, there Is nothing
missed,
Let the great world 60; let II work les viii;
Since my Thought and are keeping tryst /
CHARLOTTE FIsKE Bates.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-29
10 Understood Il.

'sThe Indians, said the teacher 20 the
spectator, possess q logical mind.
The negroes do not. The negroessare
quick TO see . fact, but they do not put
one fact and another together and draw
. conclusion or make q comparison.
The Indians do. For instance, one Of
my Indian boys the other day asked me
the meaning Of miss. TO miss, / told
him, liz the game as to fail. You shoot
ct . bird or ct . mark, and do not hit
Il; you miss it. You 20 to tailor's for
coat, and your coat fits badly: IL Il q
a1iss-ik You hope 70 enter the middle
class next year but you cannot pass the
examination, and 60 you miss the pro-
motion. lis face wore q puzzled cir,
and be shook his head. Then said /.
there is another meaning of miss. We
call married lady madam; but an IN
married lady miss. His face frightened;
be smiled and nodded. sAhl / see,
said he She has missed her man. ?"
Christian Union.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-29
SzEAEzNG DEzzPEE0


Twas going 70 kins che dimplsS from out ths
little cheeks,
Where they ripple and they dance every tins
ahs laughs o. speaks;
She said ! shouldn't 90 Il, but held her fast
and tight,
And kissed and kissed The ROY IitEIs faes with
ell my might.
And then pair Of syes twinklsd very sravsIy
out,
And pairOs little lips gathered up adOIsful
with listIs dropping sOrnsr.-no wOndsr. jon
win say,
To zee such bonny. bOnny dimplss stolen an
Thought should hare kept them for Just )
little while;
But little teeth we're soon psspinr through :
little smile,
And then laugh Ike sunshins was over al
her face,
And every dimpls had stolen vas back again
in place"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-29

REST AND DECORATION.

How e. Reverse the gernan Upom the Fac.
uleies Hest an Ordinary Use.
DR.. ID. A. Sargent, in his lecture on
the subject Of rest and recreation, says:
The exhaustion entailed by this busy
life 81 ours IL tremendous, and 90 de-
pletes the ncE fous system that disease IA
invited, and the system being SO ex.
haustad one falls an easy victim 10 the
disease. Thus Il is that recreation a
absolutely necessary for the health of
mankind. Recreation Is that which.
with the least expenditure Of time. Cts
the person to resume his work. The
recreation must, Of course, vary accord
ing to the daily life Of the person. The
organs not under the control OF the viii,
such rs the heart and the secretory or
gang, receive rest Immediately after
performing duty, bat IL is not so with
the muscles OF the body. A good diges-
ton Is necessary for recreation. As
long as nutriment Ia kept up, endur-
ence Is likely to continue. Digestion
Is always greatly aided by proper
physical exercise, and Il Is thus that
we may say exercise is the best Of recre-
alton. The fundamental Of recreation
Is q change from one class Of work to
another, the brain-worker requiring
muscular exercise and the mechanic
mental work. Both classes will find q
certain amount Of emotional recreation
20 their advantage. 1t Ia we'll known
that low spirits tend to lower the vital
tone and render one liable to disease.
Those most in need Of recreation are
those engaged in the work Of sedentay
nature. Professional men should have
recreation largely of a physical nature.
a brisk walk is what physicians most
frequently recommend for exercise, but
4or person not accustomed to exercise
this Is not always beneficial, for, his
brain being the only part of his body
that Is kept in activity, the exercise
forces the blood into the head, and he
returns home with severe headache.
Such q man should take passive ex-
ercise, such as rowing, sailing or hunt
ing, where the mind could be in slight
activity also. The majority of men en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits get enough
physical exercise from their everyday
life, and their recreation should be OF
B mental nature. A few days in the
country, q change of scenery, Is BEN
3ucAd 70 every OAc. olOCh U1OhoEc auO
bankers require very quiet recreation,
but instead they try to get their recre-
alton from the most exciting OF sports,
which is really no change from their
daily life. Mechanics and clerks are
recommended to attend light entertain
ments, such as concerts and lectures,
or play cards, chess, checkers or other
games Of that nature. Women and
children, the former especially, rely too
much on excitement for recreation, and
carry il TO such an excess that it be-
comes simply dissipation. A distinction
must be understood between excitement
which invigorates and excitement which
exhausts. Dancing and roller skating
are excellent excitement, but under the
excitement Of the music Is too often
continued to exhaustion. - Chicago
NesOs.