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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18
HINTS FOR THE HOUSE,

The holes around q lamp burner should
be kept open to admit air, and entirely free
from dust and grease The wick should
be trimmed very evenly.
White mittens are useful, not only in
hanging ont clothes but also i'll making
beds in cold weather. They can be knit, or
made of canton flannel or other material.
cut to fit the hands.
Cobs are good for smoking meat as they
give good flavor Keeping small fire a
long time is better than quick smoking, as
too much heat gives the meat strong taste
and Injuries its sweetness.
We are having good pancakes this winter,
and no smoke from grease in the house. /
got piece of steel from our blacksmith,
such as he makes plows of, polished. We
use no grease on it, and it does finely.
When we feel unusually torpid, and
heavy after meals, we may rest assured
there is indigestion somewhere. \ tea
spoonful of lime-water taken in one-half a
tumbler of clear, moderately cold water
directly after meals, gives almost instant
relief A few drops of the clear ipicc of
lemon is also effective.
We repeat: The way to get things done
is to do them, and to do them at once,
Shake all the twist out of the clothes be-
fore you go out of doors to hang them on
the line. Always have the plates hot that
you eat from in cold weather. Rub corn
meal over greasy plates before washing
them, and then feed it to the chickens.
When you are making new carpet, save
rawlings to darn it with when ii wears
out.
A most excellent ointment for hands that
are scratched, burned, or sore is thus pre-
pared: Take three drains of eamphor gum.
three of white beeswax. three of spermaceti,
two ounces of olive oil--put them together
in cup upon the stove, where they will
melt slowly and form a white ointment in
few minutes. If the hands be affected
anoint them on going to bed and put on a
pair of gloves. \ day or two will suffice
TO heal them. For chapped hands, instead
of washing the hands with soap employ
oatmeal and after each washing take a
little dry oatmeal and rub over the hands,
so as to absorb any moisture.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18

Children's button shoes at Soc. to 81 90
The real genuine solar tips az 81 90 par
pair E. B. Humphreys & Go.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18

ChidreI.'s Solar Tip Shoes, No. s to 10y
for sl.00. Misses or boys No. II to 2 az
$l.25, solid leather. no shoddy, Just the
thing for wear. The people are learning
chat we give them better value than the,
get elsewhere and our sales are far beyond
former seasons.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18
THE REPORTERS ENEMY.
A stock Remark which RiIes the News
paper Mans Soul.

'Tbere's an item for you, Is stock re
mark, with which the ear of the newspaper
man, be he of high or low estate. is per
fectly familiar Frequently it is addressed
TO the hustling member of the local corps,
not infrequently to the editor, the mogul
Of the institution. The director of the re-
mark as a rule selects the most triiling in
cident as the occasion for its use, and sue
ceeds in establishing his identity as either
fool or an individual with a refreshing
disregard for the feelings of his fellows
lie assumes that. but for his presence and
suggestion, the chronicler of events would
have stumbled over and missed entirely
something that the dear public ought to
know.
Never does the newspaper man mingle in
society where business is supposed to be
forgot, but his boorish prompter appears,
modifies his form of speech tride, and
with patronizing but fiendish air inquiries,
"Pieking up items. are you ,? Thus
ruthlessly reminded of his occupation. as
one in which eternal vigilance and enter
prise are recognized essentials to success,
the target of this bit of bogus pleasantly
has but single wish. lie would like, in
the parlance of his profession, ito roast
the wretch who awoke him from the dream
that he might be as other men whe are al
lowed to drive dull care away in exchang-
Jug daily routine for life's trifics ITO diver
/. "a. -HtgYisJarg (Rt) Patriot
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18
HOUSE PAINTING.

The Subscriber is prepared to do all
kinds of House Painting in a satisfactory
manner. and at prices to suit the times.
Having an experience of more than -
years in oodStown, he can refer to many
of our best families as to his qualifications,
etc.
MATERIALS FURNISHED
When desired. at the lowest current prices
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18

Our stock of assorted merchandise rer-
resents Il cash outlay of over t,centy htoas-
and dollars 1t is needless to say that we
sell many kinds of goods at less money
than other merchants pay for them. Those
who wish to get full value each and every
time, in exchange for their money should
consult their own interests by giving US
call. We buy only for cash, and our active
experience OF thirty years enables us to
know just where to go for the best bar
gains. Z. B. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18
AND SZATESMEN OF DUB 1--WE.

VAIN more money than at anything else by
WIN taking an agency for the hest selling
book ont Beginners succeed grandly. None
fail Terms free. HALLET Book Co, Portland
Maine Ally
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18

Just opened, 3 packages Of nice medium
northumberland Shooting muslin. elegant
goods, 30 inches WIDE at &c 40 inches wide.
10 cts. ~ inches wide at 4 cts. per yard.
Also heavy yard wide bleaehed muslin at
cts. yard, as heavy as Wamsutta 5ut
hardly 50 fine, May wear as well or better.
Z. b. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18
Carpets lower than ever. New stock just

We have fine dlmask linen towels, 40
inches long by 20 inches wide, at % cents;
also heavy muck towels all linen 36 inches
long by 10 inches wide, at 121 cents. Our
stock of linen table diapers and figured
linen damask, in all widths, from - to 81
inches wide, is fun and complete. we
know just where and how to buy these
goods and sell at close margin of profit.
Z. B. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18

The corset We sell at 50 cents is possibly
better than you can find elsewhere for the
money. We also have them at higherprlces
60. - and 80 cents. E B. Humphreys &
90.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-12-18
AGENTS EVERYWHERE.

If you have any need for Hamburg
edgngs. you will do yourself injustice if
you fail to see our stock before you buy.
Prices greatly reduced. f. B. Humphreys
& Co.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
VOL. XXI.
TELEGRAPHlC.
GENERAL NOTES.

LIGHTNING RODS are to be placed on
the Washington monument.
THE strike on tho Denver & Rio
Grande railroad has ended in the defeat
of the strikers.
GENERAL EATON estimated that there
are now 1S,061 yousg women students
in the colleges of the United States.
Col. MORRISON, of Illinois, is reported
to have quilted the hotel in disgust,
| and gone 10 a remote private boarding
house to escape the opportunities OF
officeseekers.
FORTY EIGHT prisoners who recently
escaped from Big Bear in Northwestern
Canada have arrived in Gen. Strange's
camp.
THE government entomologist says
that the periodical locusts are due this
year in not less than twenty-five states
of the union.
AN unknown young girl from Pitts
burg attempted to jump from Corey
Island hotel into the ocean, but was
prevented by gentleman. She would
give no explanation Of her act.
THE entire Chinese collection at the
New Orleans exposition has been pre-
| sented to the university of Michigan.
President Angel, of the university,
was minister to China several years
ago.
DARWIN W. PRATT, of ST.. Louis, err
mcrly the Mccormick Reaper Com
pany's agent, has been sentenced to
three years imprisonment for embezzl-
ing $4,000 of the cOmpaBy's money.
The Glucose works at Marshalltown,
Iowa, property worth $4,000, have
been purchased by DR.. Joseph Firmer-
ich, Of Buffalo, N. Y. He will convert
into a starch factory.
OVER 1900 children have accepted
Mayor Powelrs invitation to celebrate
the Fourth with him in La Crosse.
Letters from the surrounding towns in
oieate that the Gateway City will be
thronged on Independence day.
A TRAIN on the California & Oregon
railroad was unab to proceed on ac-
count of the piles of grasshoppers on
the track. 1t was found necessary to
cut the train in two, 80 as to get it out
of the insect drifts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
GRIM

WHILE intoxicated, Peter Sturn, OF
Cincinnati, shot aud killed Augu st
Stinwer.
A NEGRO cook in the employ of II. B.
Harper, of Wilcox county, Alabama,
poisoned the entire family by putting
arsenic in the coffee pot.
CLUvERIUS, convicted in Richmond,
Va, of Lillian Madison's murder was
refused new trial.
G. ID. STARR, found guilty of robbing
the residence of Thomas Ry all, of Wau-
keshs, VIE, last August, was sentenced
to six years in the penitentiary.
EZRA HERRING. an express messenger,
was arrested at Troy, n. Y, for steal.
ing SIC, 900 in bonds and cash from the
recovered, and Herring confessed the
EDWARD RUFF, Dubuque, Iowa
mail carrier, well connected and highly
respected, has been arrested on a charge
of rifiing registered letters
WILLIAM BOOTH has been arrested al
Miles City, Montana on q charge of rob
bing and numbering Jacob Schmerer, 9
ranch. owner in Wyoming. his former
employer.
GEORGE nixon, q young man of Clin,
ton, Iowa, was arrested for larceny and
forgery, at Sterling, Ill. At his exam
ination he confessed and was bound
over in the sum Of $1,000 to the circuit
| court.
DURING an alteration between Henry
Neiertz and Peter Guidingsr, farmers
residing near Milwaukee, the formel
was shot and killed by Guidinger, WHIT
delivered himself to the authorities soor
after.
/ NELLIE ALBRIGHT. while ont Halkin,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

tade such importation; nevertheless
4, 200 chests of opium were annus,ly
smuggled in and the taste for it was
actively promoted by the English. In
1890 the imports had reached G. 1000
chests annually. In 1886 the imperial
government ordered the opium oper-
ators TO quit the country, and seizures
of the drug were frequent. In 1889
Llu~Tsch Len was sent to Canton to
extaguish the traffic. He seized S.,
600, 600 worth of the poison, mixed it
With lime and poured it into the sea.
England declared war, and thousands
of Cinnamon were massacred IN cold
blood. China was forced to submit
and pay for the opium destroyed; but
the emperer refused still to legalize
the traffic. When England acquired
Hong Kong, that became the dumping
place and distributing point for Indian
opium. In 1883 threats forced the
Chinese government to legalize the
import at one port. In 1876 further
warlike threats opened four more ports
to opium. To-day every port is open
to it. That the traffic has been a curse
to China is well known. The process
by which India secured her market
there was infamous. The hunger for
the drug has been fastened on the
Chinese to their misfortune. But In
dian poppy raisers have market for
their product, and the British official
conscience is not greatly troubled by
the bad record Of the process by which
the market was secured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

Typical Toilets for All Sorts OF Brides
The Necessity for Harmonious Aids.
AZ, New York Letter in this Evansville Journal
sssJane is aSmonth of weddings. A
km1sd |d1f Mag y9f matrimonial lottery
tickets stAR plaeqs far more uncers
tain thar the 4Qpl5{ena STATE. SINCE
Generals BeaureQaI and .Earlysdn
not supervise the drawings IN the lots
terry of love. But the bride expect
ant ventures smilingly and thinks
only OF her costume. The youthful
mind runs to silk Grape. silk null,
surah or India silk. A few more
years brings dignity sufficient for
Ottoman silk or brocade. White sat
in seems sort of thing that any body
can wear and anybody wears it. Ali
run to lace, and upon the bridal dress,
therefore, it is run to founces, in fall
ings, in twistings, perpetual, in
whole breadths, in puffings, in ruch-
iHgs, climax being reached some
times when orIamcntation exceeds
what is ornamented and the fleecy
yelling becomes lace over satin in
place of lace on satin-a vast differ
erenee in the two little words and
bringing about in technical parlance
an entire change of costume. Case /,
lace dress; case 2, satin dress trim
med with lace.
Flowers are the traditional orange
flowers or IeHer rivals, such as white
lilac, pond lilies, snow drops, azaleas,
spirea or lilies of the valley, while
it attaches to pale pink roses or Mar
echal Mel buds. Gloves long and al
most white, though occasionally q
pearl tint is chosen veil usually tulle,
but sometimes rich lace. Boots OF
slippers of white kid or satin. A
piece de resistance generally is the
train, the longer the better, and upon
its expanse is lavished mighty ex
penditure of thought. a worthy
task is the expressiveness of a train
great its power for good or i'll, since
its grace may be turned into carica
turism. All by a few inches more OF
less; punching where lines should
be severe. or trimming where simpli.
city SHOULD reign. A small person
can be so easily overweig hted by enc
too long; tall person robbed of dig
nifty by one too short, etc, etc. 1
is taken for granted that the train set.
well, becau~e the horrors of an ill
setting one are too much to contem
plate. Neck, either high or near
shaped sleeves to the elbow. Fol
style of making, study the style oi
bride and the material.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

of gambling. He never hesitates to
intimate to the infatuated mother of
an uncomely infant that he has seen
much prettier children than her babe,
and then the poor man will lie awake
all night shortly after ward, trying to
make out why her husband has fore
closed a mortgage ON his home. He
will doze and nod in his pew at church
and then feel panied when he dis
covers that the pastor does not clasp
his hand with reciprocal warmth.
In visiting neighbor he walks in
with muddy boots; sets his umbrella
in the corner % drip on the carpet;
leans back in his chair; mars up the
rugs with his boot heels; soils the
wallpaper with hair oil spits tobacco
juice on the stoves and yet the poor
man cannot understand why they do
not press him to come again, aud
why. after all his efforts TO be socia-
BILE, they should treat MIN coolly. He
tries hard to be cordial to all, and he
endeavors. most unselfshly, to be
friendly, but cannot succeed and all
simply through lack of discretion aud
want of tact.
Young man, if you want TO slide
through the world easily, study tact
before you do Greek.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19

with George Baker, q railroad engineer
at Belleville, ILL.,, stepped behind hel
companion, drew a revolver and shot
hin through the head. The woman re-
fuses to say anything concerning the
causes that led to the tragedy.
Mrs. SOPHIA HILTON, of Menee, Ill.
locked up and hid in an clubhouse hel
little step-son, years old. and nearly
half starved her step-daughter 3 years
of age. The boy was nearly starved
and covered with bruises. The step.
mother was arrested.
SUNDAY morning at 2:30 o'clock in
New Orleans the attention of Corporal
Duffy was attracted by cries of murder
and help. He rushed to the place and
found man lying PROSTATE in the
street, also three men running away
He pursued the fleeing men, and was
fired upon by them. He returned the
fire and killed one of them named Joe
Martin, sespsrado. Duffy was also
slis htly wounded.
DICK GLASS, a notorious desperate
and leader of the Glass gang of outlaws
was killed, as was also his companion,
Jim johnson, by the Indian policeman.
Sam Sixkiller, near Muscogee, Indian
Territory. Sixkiller and posse were
after two brothers named Carolina, who
were wanted for introducing whiskey
They were pursued and took up with
Glass and Johnson, and the four com
bined resisted arrest, the whiskey-ped-
dlers being captured, with the result
stated.
MIGUEL and Jules Monda, half broth
ers, living at Matamoras, Tsx., quar-
relied about the possession of a sword
belonging to their father. The young
er, aged sixteen, who was the larger of
the two, becoming frantic with rage,
suddenly seized the weapon, and whirl-
ing it in the air, brought 1t down on
his brothers. neck with such force as to
almost sever the head from the body,
the young man instantly dying. Quick
ly realizing his awful deed, the murder
er turned the blade against his side,
thrust it into his own heart and fell
dead.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
The OPIUM Trade.

A recent cable dispatch has brief =
conferred the information that by a
new treaty with China the British
government has completely swept
away every shadow of obstruction to
the opium trade, aud all the Chinese
ports are now open TO the aecursed
traffic which was forced upon China
by England for the beueft of the
Indian opium producers- An inter
esting chapter In English history ia
this. There were no opium smokers
in China previous to the last quarter
of the last century. A century ago a
few struggling English traders held
ND some profitable trade in Canton,
backed by the East India company.
Two attempts at international inter
course were made. one In 1892, anoth-
er in 1916. A guild of Chinese mer-
chants at Hong Kong exclusively
regulated traffic with outsiders.
During the last quarter of the last
century, the East India Company
superintended the smuggling of
ouium. for which India needed .
market into China In 1900 an i'm
perial Chinese edict stringeatly for
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
EkoM THE CAPITAL

LAND Commissioner Sparks has rec
commended to Secretary Lamar that the
land office at Niobrara, Neb.. be remov-
ed to O'Neil.
DURING the first week of June 2, 191
pension certificates were signed and
issued. OF these 1889 were originals.
702 were increases, fifty reissues, and 81
resterations.
COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AT
KINs, Thursday awarded to G. A. Weare
of Chicago, the contract for supplying
SOC, 900 pounds of beef to the Yankton
Indian Agency, the contract price be-
ing $3.46.
THE Secretary of State received note
from the Britieh Minister at Washing
ton expressing the thanks of the
Canadian government for the courtesy
shown by the Treasury Department i'll
sending inspecting officers, at the re-
| quest of steamboat owners, to Canadian
ports to avoid the hindrance and delay
| which would occur if the inspection
were to take place in the United States,
and saying that there was no objection
4 to the American inspectors visiting
Canadian ports for the purpose of max
ing suck inspections.
THE question having arisen whether
an alien coming into this country, and
payipg his "heaS money" shall in fu-
ture be exempt frem all further tax of
the kind, Secretary Manning referred
the matter to Attorney General Gar
land. The Attorney General holds that
the capitation tax levied under the i'm
migration act must be collected every
time that an alien passenger comes in
to the United States. Under the act of
Aug. 3, 1882, the tax has heretofore
been levied os the first coming III of
alien passengers.
SHORTLY after the coasumation of
the lease recently entered into by the
Central and Southern Pacific Railroad
Com, anies TO the Southern Pacific
Company ef. Kentucky, the Attorney
General was called upon by the interier
Department for an expression OF opin-
ion as ~ whether the interests Of the
United States in the Central Pacific
Railroad were injuriously affected by
the making Of the lease and to an ex-
tent waIranting interference by the
government The Attorney General
has decidsd that it is not proper for the
government to take any steps what
ever in the matter.
SECRETARY LAMAR is constantly
receiving letters from tradespeople and
landlords and boarding.house keepers
asking him to make his clerks pay tneir
bills. Yesterday he received letter as
follows, evidently person of foreign
birth. There is q bad man in yeuI
department He lived in nay house.
He did not buy food for his children.
He left my house in the night, and he
owes me three months rent His name
is Turn the rascal out To
day Postmaster General Villas wrote tc
the creditor of clerk in the Posteffics
Departments: The department will not
emexrrass itself with any orders from
employees to Others, nor viii it enter in
to any attempt to collect debts against
clerks.n
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-19
Anarchy Prevails.
This is the Condition of Affairs
on the IsthmuS of Pan
anna at Present.
The Government Forces Desti-
tute, Without Shoes,
and in Rags.
An Attempt to Clear Riel on
TeehnicalitieS.
Panama.

A sTUBRoRNLY CONTESTED FIGHT.
PANAMA, June 16.--A battle is re,
ported to have been fought at Yucal,
between the forces of Berusl and
MathuS. Much loss was suffered on
both sides in what seems to have been
most st.bbornly contested fight.
The advantage, it is believed, was on
the government side.
LATER.
AdviceS state that the government
forces have concentrated in the neigh.
borhood of Carthagena to the number
of 4 500 men, and they are reported to
be in most distressing condition,
without shoes and lu rags.
1t viii be a month before they can
move on Cations forces, who are en-
camped at Savanna Jorga, near Borran-
quilla. The general was last heard
from on his way to Juaja with his
division of 800 men. Callao is still
suffering. Physicians also report the
presence of small pox of virulent
character.
CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS DIS
CUSSED.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-President
Zaldlvar, of Salvador, was in Wash.
ington to-day and held long inter,
view with President Cleveland and
Secretary Bayard. during which Cen.
trail American affairs were discussed,
Zaldivar expressed to President Cleve.
land his gratitude for the moral sup
port rendered the people of Salvador
during the Barrios revolution. Zal>
divar was greatly pleased with the
interview.