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The Monitor., 1885-01-09

comfortably, gave him water and some
biscuit, and bade him farewell, without re-
ceiving a sign of recognizance from the
man he had assisted, further than cool
thank you"
Arthur was one of the hundred thous-
and men who marched to Atlanta under
General Sherman. Upon one occasion,
shortly after one of the numerous skirmish-
es in the mountains, that occurred during
that memorable march, he came suddenly
upon rebel soldier seated on a log, his
face buried in his hands, apparently medi-
tating upon some question of considerable
moment
Looking up, his eye caught sight of the
shining barrel of rife pointing towards
the rebels head.
The sound of his footsteps did not attract
the mans attention until he was within
two PAGES of him, when he turned around;
and, 10. there again sat his redoubtable
enemy. Howard Branson,
Grasping him by the shoulders, he threw
him upon his back, jumping backward
himself just in time to save being struck
by the bullet from the rifle of the sharp
shooter in the tree.
Branson sprang up in surprise, but in a
moment he realized the situation.
Come" said Arthur, that fellow in
the tree will try for you again. Let us
seek safety
After they had secured protection by
putting considerable distance between the
sharpshooter and themselves, Howard sud
denly halted, and said.
arthur Wells, am indebted to you for
twice saving my life. | am no migrate; let
us be friends
Howard replied Arthur, II swore
vengeance on you when we had our-our
little difficulty and | have had it by
treating you kindly when it was in my
power to do otherwise. | am now your
friend as heartily ss have been your en-
envy
And thus. under the uniforms of national
foes beat the hearts of two re- united boy
hood friends.
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A detective went down to Aldershot tc

A detective went down to Aldershot to
search the ranks of a militia regiment for
criminal who was wanted. Up and
down went the investigator, till at last he
stopped opposite the left-hand man OF the
rear rank, and looked hard at nm
Come" said the colonel and esp'ret ae
corps not little offended, this can ne
the man you want? He's the pest man
I've got in the regiment. on don mean
to say you know him p mo, fepHeo
the detective, after a pause, Il don't; he's
the only man in your regiment | don't
know. and was wondering where he came
from
The Monitor., 1885-01-09
..ALDEN,S JUVENILE GEM

Is the title of new illustrated weekly
paper for young people, the publication of
which begins with the new year. 1t is a
new departure of the prolific Literary
Revolution" and will therefore be examined
with particular interest by some hundreds
of thousands Of readers who have come to
look to that enterprise almost exclusively
for their reading matter. Its subscription
price is only - cents year, though it will
rival the high priced magazines in the
amount and quality of its attractions. A
specimen copy will be sent to any applicant
forwarding his address by postal card to
the publisher, John b. Alden, 393 Pearl
street. New York.
The Monitor., 1885-01-09
VOL. I.
TOO MUCH WHEAT.

TOO much wheat!' SO the dealers say.
Millions of bushels left unsold
OF last years crop; and now to-day,
Ripe and heavy and yellow as gold,
This summers crop counts full and fair:
And murmurs, not thanks, are in the air
And storehouse doors are locked to wait,
And men are plotting early and late,
'W hat shall save the farmer from loss
If wheat too plenty makes wheat dross %
"Too much wheatr' And our hearts were
stirred,
But yesterday, and our checks like flame,
For vengeance the Lord his loins doth grid,
When II nation reads such tale of shame.
Hundreds of men lie dying, dead,
Brothers of ours, though their skins are red;
Men we promised to teach and feed
o, bastard nation. bastard deed
They starve like beasts in pen and fold,
While we hoard wheat to sell for gold
''Too much wheatr' Mems lives are dross!
s'How shall the farmers be saved from loss ?"
''Too much wheat.' Do the figures lie?
What wondrous yields! Put the ledgers by!
''Too much wheat!''
o, Summer rain,
And sun, and sky and wind from west,
Fall not, nor shine, nor blow again.
Let fields be deserts, famine guest
Within our gates who hoard for gold
Millions of bushels of wheat unsold,
With men and women and children dead
And daily dying for lack of bread
''Too much wheat!'' Good God, what a word !?
a blasphemy in our borders heard.
Helen Hunt Jackson, inthe Iidependend.
The Monitor., 1885-01-09
CHILDREN's FRIENDS.

| know that children's company is apt
to make some trouble to a home mother,
but it is the kind of trouble that pays. 1t
makes children SO much happier to have
their little friends made welcome at their
own home. 1t raises mothers in their es-
TEEN to have other little folks think she is
/ mice Children are sharp little critics;
| form their opinions and speak of them to
others, quite as decidedly as theirelders do.
| A little girl, who had displeased her
mother was punished by having her
little playmates sent home with sharp and
angry words, which were entirely unmer-
tied The heart of the little one was great
ly shocked at the rude blow to her spirit,
and never, even to grown up years, could
look at that woman except with aversion.
She was an excellent woman in the main,
but she had her '.cross spells like some
others we may know. Everybody appears
at their worst when such spells are on.
Itis anexcellent thing to know with whom
your children play, and how they deport
themselves. If they are made welcome at
your home you have the very best opportu-
nifty of gaining this information. 1t need
not be very irksome if you keep the num-
Der within bounds. In summer our little
visitors like to sit with their playthings in
the shady porches or in the doorway In
cold weather they have the warm dining
room. If disposed to run over the house
it is sufficient to say, decidedly, don't run
up stairs, please; just play in the dining
room, J." and have never known a-child to
disregard the request.
1t is worth great deal to make children
happy. They remember little treats longer
than we suppose. A lady once said that
one of the pleasantest recollections of her
childhood was of sitting on a grassy bank
and of a fair hand reaching from a win
dow and placing handful OF large, de-
licious Strawberries in her lap.
often set out plate of sandwiches,
cookies, apples, or whatever is handiest
in the pantry, and then let the little girls
arrange them to suit themselves on their
little sprigged tea set. A little coffee and
sugar and milk in their small dishes make
their happiness complete.
Be lady to your boys friends. and
leave a good impression upon them, if You
wish to retain the respect of your own dear
boy 1t hurts boys feelings, and mortifes
them intensely, to have mother speak snap
pishly to them before companions, making
them feel that they are not wanted. Such
boys are apt to wander away, with most re-
sentful feelings, to seek such company as
the mother would dread to have for their
associates. But whom should she blame
most for it 2-Rural Nee Yorker.
The Monitor., 1885-01-09
..CHINEsE GORDON

A biography of this remarkable man
ought to be interesting reading, especially
if writtenby the famous hero journalist and
veteran war correspondent, Archibald
Forbes. Ii is not, therefore, surprising to
see numerous editions of it published.
First there was the English edition, OF
course at high price, then reprint at
sl00 per copy, by an American high
priced publisher; now follows the ''Liter-
ary Recoltaion' edition, large handsome
type neat cloth binding: for only DC
cents. The publisher, John b. Alden,
393 Pearl street, New York, will send a
100-page descriptive catalogue Of his publ
cations, covering the entire field of stan
dard literature, free to any applicant.
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The shoemaker,s is a heeling art.

The shoemaker's is heeling art.
A man of letters-A sign painter
A false count-The kind that rich Amer
lean girls generally marry.
A baseball player calls himself comma,
because he is the short stop.
Il am thy fathers spirit, said the to-
per's whisky bottle to the small boy.
Men are like wagons-they rattle prodig-
iously when there is nothing in them.
Pugilism has invaded the Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis, and the youths there
are being taught to box the compass.
Frog leg croquettes are a late thing at
fashionable restaurants. There will be
many croak ate in this way.
What did the donkey do when he first
heard of the doctrines of evolution He
brayed until he became little hoarse.
Patient-''I think III have my tooth ex-
tracted with gas Certainly,
sir, if you wish it. Gle lights the chan
delier).
'Does your wife keep pet?'' asked
Bigsby of Popinjay. ''Well, guess she
does, > was the reply. ''She's never out of
pet
The most afflicted part of the house is
the window. 1t is always full of panes,
and who has not seen more than one VIM
dow blind?
LII al yaI..
and a three-wheeled tricycle., it does not
follow that the one-wheeled is an iciele.
1t is wheelbarrow.
Been having your boots half-soled p
asked Tom. well, yes, said Ben, who
was looking little seedy; but they're not
half 5 old as my hat
"Why, john said his mother, as she
caught him stealing her cake, Il am sur
prised' 80 am l, was the reply, ''for
| didn't know you were at home. -
Quinine has not been so low in price
for years, and fellow can better afford to
have his girl give him the shake this year
than at any other time.
did they feed you well at your boa rd-
ing school, Johnny - asked his fond
mother. Nav, they didn't, responded
the youth. What kind of meals did they
give You, dear9' coat meals.
Yes, sir, said the entomologist, 4 can
tame flies so that when whistle they Will
come and alight on my hand ''Pshaw"
- "a I,a,l t,aad.l ,,,a,, seslaf.e ,s,tl,i,a.r
They come and alight on my head without
my whistling,a
An honest Hibernian trundling hand-
cart containing all his moyables, was ae-
costed by friend with, well, Patrick.
you are moving again, | see. Faith /
am replied he The times are SO hard.
it's dale cheaper hirin' handearts than
payin rints.
| A political orator, speaking OF certain
/ general whom he professed to admire, said
that on the field Of battle he was always
found where the bullets were thiekest.
'sWhere was that p asked one of the audi
tors. 'In the ammunition wagon" said
another
An eminent physician says that "a baby
must not be allowed to sleep with its
mother" Just as if anybody ever knew
of baby that everslept with its mother or
anybody else. A baby never goes to sleep
until it is time for everybody else toget up.
Then how the darling will sleep.
A gang of Italian laborers were cut
down ten cents day. Instead of striking
they cut an inch off their shovel blades at
night The boss asked what ii meant.
One of the men replied, Not 50 much pay
not so much dirt lift; all right job last
the more long. Italian no fool, liks Irish
man; he no strike.f
The Monitor., 1885-01-09

We view the world with our own eyes
each of us; and we make from within us
the world we see. A weary heart gets no
gladness out of sunshine; selfish man is
skeptical about friendship, as man with
no ear doesn't care for music.
The Monitor., 1885-01-09

A doctor went out for days hunting,
and on coming home complained that he
didn't kill anything. THAT is because
you didn't attend to yeur legitimate busi-
ness. : said his wife.
The Monitor., 1885-01-09

The same things sometimes are honest
and dishonest; the manner of doing them,
and the end of the design makes the sepa-
ration.
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COURT RECORD.

CmcUiT Court, No. Justice Cox.
Cartwright ct al. VS.. Cook judgment con
fessed. Boswell ct al. VS.. Fenwick; plain.
til called. james VS.. Is. & o. Railroad
Company; set for Monday next. Sherwood
VS.. District Of Columbia; jury out Hicks
VS.. ErCuing Star Company; on trial.
CIRCUIT COURT, No. 2-Justice Merrick, -
May VS.. Lewis: referred TO the auditor.
Husband VS.. Henry; referred TO the auditor.
Crenshaw VS.. District Of Columbia; sub
mitted on demurrer. Ergood vs. Burns;
judgment for amount claimed. Sheffield
vs.. shelby; settled. Barbour g Hamilton
VS.. Colburn; on trial.
CRIMINAL CouNT-Justicc Macarthur -
Frances Carter, embcl2lcment on trial.
EQuirY CouRT- Chief Justice CARTIER
Niles VS.. Brown; hill dismissed. Central
National Bank vs. McIntire, ct al; rule on
defendant granted aud roturuablc Noyem-
Der 49, Bowler vs. Bowler; testimony
ordered taken before Examiner Irving
Williamson. Powell VS.. Powell; divorce
divorce granted.
CoURT N GBNERAL TERM-Justces Hag.
ncr and james,. :. cX rel. Harrison vs..
Secretary Lamar; application for manda-
mus; ordered that the Secretary show cause
on or before November % why manila
mus should not issue.
POLICE CouRT--,Judgc Smell. WIN. Way
man and Henry llaydcy, vagrancy; three
months in the workhouse Mary Moriarty
and Kate Barklcy, do; do. Rachael Miner,
colored, disnrderly conduct; So or 10 days.
Elizabeth Stores, do; do. AlonZo King
backing policy; continued John +
Brooks, colored writing policy; do. Jane,
Quill, larceny; $50 or GO days.
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TTlE NEW ZINE.
The u. y q. within Eight Miles of


The II. q q. within Eight Miles of
Philadelphia.
The new line from Baltimore TO Philadcl-
phio has lccn tracked with tbs exception Of
about eight miles. The superstructure Of
the Susquehanna bridge will be completed
in month or six weeks, and 1t Is expected
that trains will be running between Balti-
more and Philadelphia by January !, or
soon thereafter, The connection with the
Reading In Philadelphia, which compre-
hords a bridge across the Schuylkill will
not be completed until next spring. Track
Is being laid through Ridley Township, out
side Of Philadelphia, q temporary bridge
having been laid across Ridley Creek \
double track has been laid through Chester,
Pa, and is being ballastcd vita stone. The
construction trains pass through Chester
every day. The new road will have stations
opposite most OF the stations ON the Phila-
dclphia, Wilmington ~ Baltimore Railroad,
hut they have not yet been designated.
The New York extension has definitely
gone beyond the prOhlcmatic stage and Is
an assured fact The traffic contract with
the Reading was signed on Tuesday by the
contracting parties. The Baltimore q
Ohio was offered by leading capitalists
three times the amount of money needed to
build line Of It's own from Philadelphia to
New York. The Erie Railroad Company
offered its tracks and terminal facilities at
Now York, and has been anxious to have
the Baltimore a. Ohio build to n connection
with IFS tracks and use the Erie into New
York
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an c11MoLIn rNirNKslrH
Meeting of the Committee Appointed
hN ihr rlcnnrY CnmncIl.

Meeting of the Committee Appointed
by the picnary Councii
meeting OF the board Of the committee
appointed at the Plcnary Council on the
now university convened at the archep.scU-
pal residence yesterday. There were pres
cut ArChbshops Gibbons Williams Of Bos-
ton; Ryan " Philadelphia, Corrigan Of New
York, Bishops Ireland Of st. Paul; Spauld-
ing Of Peoria; Kcanc OF Richmond. and
Marty Of Dakota; Monsgnor Farley of
New York; Rev. DIR. Chappelle of Wash
iugton, and Rev. DR. Foley and Mr.. Michael
Jenkins Of Baltimore; Mr.. r. T.. Waggaman
Of Washington, and Mr.. Eugene Kelly Of
New York.
Bishops Ireland, Keanc, Spauldlng ana
Marty were authorized to visit the various
dioccscs Of this country to collect funds for
the university. They agreed to raise in this
way 100000, which, with the 5000 pre-.
scented by Miss Caldwell Of New York, dur
ing the session Of the Plcnary Council last
December, will make one million dollars for
the university to start with. Archbishop
Williams of Boston has charge Of the plans
Of the building which will be erected for the
university.
Ar O'Connel brought letter from Pope
Leo NH, to Archbishop Gibbons, express
ing the great qualification with which he
had learned that the Archbishop Of Balti-
more, with his colleagues, the bishops Of
America, had conceived the noble design Of
erecting Catholic university in the United
States. The Pope says: "NO doubt under
the auspices, patronage aud care of the
bishops the university will prove great
blessing not only to religion, but also to the
country, for the glory of Cathoicity and the
increase OF literature and science" a letter
was also received by Archbishop Gibbons
and Cardinal Newman, full of cordial sym
patty. The gentlemen attending the meet
Ing dined with the Archbishop Of Baltimore,
and in the evening took tea at u private
residence.
The board Of trustees arrived at the Bal
timorc 81 Potomac depot this morning at
II o'clock, They were met by Rev. DR..
Chapclc Of st. Matthew'S Church and Mr..
Thomas +, Waggaman and accompanied by
them to the proposed site for the university.
Upon their return to the city the board
partook Of n sumptuOus lunch, specially
prepared, at the parsonage Of st. Matthew'S
Church. DIR. Chapelle stated to Il CRITIC
representative that the result of the trustees
visit to the site and their deliberations in
this city would not be given to the press.
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Death OF CoIonc, .simons n. sA,

Lieutenant Colonel James Slmons, sur
geon RETIRED U. S. A., died yesterday at his
residence, No. 165 Dolphin street, Balti-
more, in the siXty-ninth year of his age. lie
was a member of the distinguished South
Carolina family of his name, and entered
the army in July, 1889, from that State as a
lieutenant and assistant surgeon, aud was
promoted to captain February II, 1917. He
served in the Florida war, and in the Next
can war was with General Scott's column
from Vera Cruz to the capture of the City of
Mexico Afterward he served at various
posts on the then frontier until January l6,
1856, when he resigned, but was reappolnted
in 1856, and in March, 1859, was promoted to
major and surgeon to rank from August %,
1896. During the rebellion he cast his lot
with the Union and was brevetted colonel
for faithful services. In 1875 he was or
dcred to Fort MclIenry, Baltimore, on be-
ing relieved as medical director of the De-
partmcnt Of the Gulf where he remained
until placed on the retired list June 80, 1882
under the compulsory retiring act. lie
leaves three daughters, all of whom are
married
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Items of Interest Cleaned From I
EnnrIA.

Items of Interest Cleaned From the
Courts.
Divorces were granted by Chief Justice
Cartier to-day to Mrs. Pauline NJ. Powell
against William Powell and Miranda O..
Huntington against w. w. Huntington,
both for desertion.
Samuel Fowler has entered suit against
A. Saks & Co., TO recover $1,000 damages
for injury claimed to have been done pre-
misses $40 Seventh street northwest, in TAX
ing down and rebuilding the party wall.
Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows j. b. Deyeraux Of Macon, Ga, and
Mary Il. Alexander Of this city; W. b.
Bryan and Emily b. Pentland; James l..
Ware aud Charlotte Robinson; o. @. Dono-
hue and Louisa Johns; Chris Kraft and
Lizzie Stack; Willis l., Moore Of Hutchin-
son, Kan, and Helen NJ, Villa of this city;
Israel Ferguson and Harriet Jasper.
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FEMININE STAGE FAINTS.
Tho Way the Feat Is Accomplished II.
NnriOms Actrosses.


Says Blakcly Hall in the San Francisco
itqoHd,t: Some years ago Sarah Bern
hardt, woman Of genius, created an origi-
nal fall when she tainted In "Fcdora."
From the year 1000 down to Sarah Bern
hardt's time emotional actresses had in
variably tainted by staggering up to the
middle Of the stage, scowling Gercely, yell
ing "My Gawdl this Is t'much," turning
half way round, and falling with the palms
Of their hands fiat upon the floor. ID "Fc-
dora Bernhardt gasped, fell halfway
against a sofa, and tumbled headlong to
the floor. The audience caught Its breath,
sprang to its feet and shouted its applause
Something new had been accomplished on
the stage.
Mrs. Bcrnard-Beero, a woman of enter
prise, went over to Paris, saw Bernhardt
fall, returned to London, played Fedora"
fell to the sofa at fun length, and rolled
over with her head towards the audience,
and Topped fiat on her back on the floor
"Gad," said the English audience the fol-
lowing morning, +" Fedora is a great play
You ought TO see Bcrnard-Beere fall. Pom
my soul, it's great"
Fanny Davenport, woman of avoirdu.
pois, went to Paris, returned to America via
London, played Fedora I'm America, fell
utIOhh lllt sOlui lOllSu ONtli anu Illuuc gOu
0O0 the first year. All America talked of
Dayenports fainting scene in Fedora"
Mrs langtry, q woman of beauty, tainted
away in "a WiGe's Pcriln by falling side
wise on a sofa, hanging there for moment,
and then slowly falling to the stage. Her
corsage was low. Her bust superb. "a
Wife's Periln was a success.
Last week Margaret Mather, woman of
persistence appeared as Juliot at the Union
Square Theatre, tainted away in the balcony
scene and rolled down three steps like an
acrobat and fell on the stage with resound-
ing thump. There were five recalls, loud
cries of "bravo," modest cries of "bra-
yHw," a waving of handkerchiefs, and
then the flrstnighters rushed out into an
adjoining cafe, slapped each other on the
shoulders and said: "She's the most Won
derful inlet since Adelaide Nelson
But long man with red nose who stood
by said that the next woman who came for
ward would achieve fame and fortune at a
single plunge by falling of step-ladder.
Isn't II fair to conclude that Sarah Bern
hardt is the only woman Of brains and orig
nality ON the worlds stage to-day?