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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-04-23

1t is somewhat singular that in the face
Of the determined opposition to The rum
traffic which is every day being developed
through the country. and the logic and ar
gumcnt and protest directed against it day
after day and year after year, there is
never heard on the other side anything in
the shape of a reasonable defense of the
liquor system. No public speaker could
gather ali audience to listen to a defense of
rum drinking or rum selling No respec-
table journal will lend its columns to the
unfolding or the business. No societies
are organized to extend the doctrines that
rum is a good thing or make converts to
rum drinking The effort is al the other
way. and even the drinkers are among the
first to decry the business and wish it
driven ont Of existence. Tho fact is the
liquor traffic is driven to the defensive al
together The energies Of those interested
in it are confined TO maintaining its exist
encc. They care not about it's right to be-
That point is past argument, but to main
tain it, right or wrong, is the life or death
question with them, and to this end no
means are too vile, no influence too gross,
and the closer to the wall the traffic is
driven the vier and grosser are the means
and influences set to wolk To perpetuate it.
The legal colntenancc and protection af-
for,lcd the traffic by statute is the last en-
to be carried, and with the
enemy driven out Of that by prohibitory
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-04-23
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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-04-23
The victory in Rhode island.


The following has been issued, signed by
John i. Finch, Il. W G. T.. and atteSied
By b r Parker, X. W C.o.:
GOOD TEMrIARs; congratulate you
ON another glorious victory over the COM
bined forces OF the drHnkard-makerS oI the
United States Wednesday, Apr. :, The
people OF Rhode Island adopted by an over
whelming majority an Amendment to the
State Constitution, forever prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors
within the State. This victory is empha-
sized by the fact that the people, at the
same election, defeated the candidate nom
mated by the political party in power for
Acknowledgement. and elected an avowed
Prohibitionist. This means Prohibition
enforced. Templars viii do well to re
member that a law will never be enforced
by Its enemies, and III all future contests
work not only for the Law but for the ofii-
GERS who will enforce it.
Six of the United States absolutclypro-
hibit the manufacture and sale of alec
cholc beverages. fcmplars must press
steadily forward te win complete victory
throughout the world Any form of legis-
Iation which permits the system of legal
lied Misunderstanding to continue a single
day is in the interests Of the enemies of
humanity and civilization. TcmplarS must
oppose any and all compromises, and work
for and accent blIt ono thina-tntal Pro
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-04-23

William X. Vanderbilt has given orders
to Harlan 81 lIollingswortl Co, of vii.
mington, who are building his new steam
yacht, to name it Alva. She will be 2Sj
feet long over all, 252 feet long on the
water line 80 feet 3 inches beam, and q
fact 6 inches depth Of hold Her engines
wil be 1870 indicated horse power, or
about equal to Astor's steam yacht
Nuurmahal.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-04-23

Rhode Island falls into line with Pro
hibition firmly rooted in her Constitution.
New Jersey will see her later.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-04-23

Some people think it would be nice il
everybody in the world would mind their
own business. But it would not. Over
half the people in the world would be ont
of employment and not know what to do
with themselves
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-04-23

A copy of Champion City Times, bright
little daily published as Springfield, Ohio,
has been received. II reflects credit on the
city it is published in, a place Of some 49,
O00 inhabitants, one sixth OF whom are EN-
ployed in the Champion Reaper works the
backbone ofthe municipality.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
A Long Lived Superstition
Louisville Courier Journal

The murder of Ell. @. Adams near
Ashland City, brought up an old
superstition, which was in this in
stance verified in remarkable man
ner. Adams was hauled home in q
wagon three mile, his extremities be-
ing frozen stiff, and during the trip
not a drop of blood flowed from a
single Ole of the nine CHASTITY wounds
upon, his head, face and throat.
When he was carried into the house
the Coroner ordered the clothing
taken off without being cut. To do
this, with his arms frozen in a semi
circular position, required no little
effort and some time. He was turned
on one side then on the other, then in
sitting position, and during all this
time still no blood exuded. When
his coats were removed and he was
lying on his back, no one touching
him, Wash. Simmons asked permits
sion to come in and see him, which
request was granted by the acting
coroner. He came in, did not look
upon the corpse, bat walked to the
ire and took seat, resting his head
on his hands. Now for the strange
part. As soon as he came into the
room the wounds on Adams face and
neck began to bleed profusely, and
this Notwithstanding the fact that he
was still frozen and his arms stand
ing up from his body in circular
shape. This fact is vouched for by
{. A. Turner, county clerk; John j.
Lee, clerk and master and sctiBg cor
oner; M. Tomlin, trustee; w. A.
Father, jailer; and others of equal
credlbility, who were present and
saw it. That Simons killed Adams
there can be no doubt in the mind of
anyone who heard the testimony be-
fore the coroners jury. That the cir
cumstances of Adams bleeding oc-
CURED as stated no one can doubt who
knows the men and who saw and
heard it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

''He was lying on his back on the
floor when / got down. I got some
water and put out the conflagration
in his hair and eyebrows and goatee,
and then led him to the back door
and gave him a lift which lit him
over snow daft SIX feet high, I
guess I was a little too hasty. I heard
he came to town, and I thought I'd
hunt him up and sort o. apologize"
At that moment Bill came around
the corner of the butcher market, and
the father held out his hand and said:
Bill you are the biggest fool in
the state of Michigan, but you can
come back home all the same!'
''Do you want me to9"
''Sartin. You don't know huff to
chaw gum, and it's wonder you
haln't been bit by cats since you left
home. Git in thar and mind the
team, while go and price a new cook
stove"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

TIE Hamilton, Canada, Spectator
says that on one of the very cold but
sunny days common ia that locality,
a difference Of 35 degrees exists be-
tween the shady and sunny side of the
street.
The Dutch government has institut-
ed Christmas Geographic messages at
a reduced rate, containing merely the
name and address of senders and re-
ceivers.
The first umbrella ever seen In Eng
land was carried by footman named
John Mcdonald, and it is remark
able fact that it belonged to somebody
else, and was taken ''by mistake for
his own"
The Materia Medica of China re-
quires 39 volumes, named Pau-Tso, to
describe it. It presents II, 800 for
mulas, and includes over 1,s00
substances of supposed medical value
IN it.
It is said that the word Dakota is an
abbreviation of the Indian word sPa-
ha-cota." meaning many heads" or
plenty"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

comes over mis- face. Mark the same
man enter the room with his hat in
his hand; it is only an inanimate OBJ
ject-a thing of card board and silk:
but it makes world of difference to
its owners comfort and presence of
mind at that unhappy moment; it is
something TO handle, something to re-
ly on. and if conversation sails him
he can anyhow smooth it and have
something to occupy his hands. At a
musicale he can look inside, and for
the hundredth time read the makers
name and feel happy, as it saves him
from gazing at the chandelier, while
his articular sense is being assailed by
what he does not understand.
A woman, on the contrary, will
enter the room without even a muf,
chat with her hostess, and eventually
sit down with an at-home air. which
at all events gives the on-looker an
impression of perfect ease. Then, at
ball, not one man ont of thousand
can walk across the room when the
floor is empty, and walk naturally
and unconsclously. Into his pockets
his hands go before half the distance
has been traversed, and the man is
happy once again and drops the at
tempt at ''swagger" which he had
assumed. Until lately fashion allow
ed men sheet anchor at balls, by
permitting them to carry crush hats.
the moral support of which allowed
them to be at all events natural and
seem at ease. Why can not they car
ry them now? It gave them a dis
tingued air, which at present is sadly
lacking.
Women have their fans and can tov
with them. Why not allow the male
sex a small something to relieve their
feelings.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
A Cold Day when He Got Left.
Chicago Herald.

Talking about sudden changes in
temperature, said st. Paul brake
man, ''let me tell you a little expert
ence l had one day few weeks ago.
1t was nice, warm day, and I was
out on my run, and was just congrat-
ulating myself that we'd get through
on time this trip. We'd had tough
times with snow and cold, and was
particularly pleased with the fine out
look on this occasion cause [ wanted
to get home in time to lead the prayer
meetin', bein' as it was my turn. I'm
a religious man, you see, an SO you
can place the utmost confidence in
what tell you. Well, as / was
a-sayin', it was nice, warm. thawing
day, and we were making good time.
Pretty soon, though, the train stopped,
miles from any station, and / stepped
out to see what the matter was.
noticed that il seemed slightly colder
and 7 shivered bit as I stood in the
slush and water looking ahead where
the engineer was fixing something
about his machine. By the time the
engineer had concluded his fixing,
probably three or four minutes, I
was chilled through, and wasn't sorry
to see him jump into his cab and to
hear the bell ring for starting. I made
a move to get on the train, but it
wasn't much of move. In fact, I
was stuck. Icould no nore move my
feet than if the Court House had been
sitting on one of them and the City
Hall on the other. You see. while I
had ben standing in the water the
temperature had suddenly fallen so
that the water bad turned into firm
ice, and my feet were frozen fast.
The train moved off without me,
despite my cries, and I stayed there
three hours and missed my prayer
meeting. That beat all the sudden
changes in temperature ever heard
of, and you can bet it was cold day
when I got left"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
HOW Bill Lit the Fire.
Detroit Free Press.

''Mebbe you've seep my boy Bill
hanging around herew queried a
farmer of policeman at the Central
market yesterday. He's common
looking chap, ga little bow backed,
and has red mlttens. blue comforter
and a scared look?"
81 saw such a chap about an hour
ago, but he's man grown"
"So's Bill he's as big as any body,
but he don't know nothin." The 9th
er morning he got up to start the fire,
and come to look around he couldn't
find match in the house. It's half
a mile to the nearest neighbor's and
what did that smart son of mine do?
He put the kindling into the cooking
stove, tucked some paper under it and
got down the shotgun to try bril-
liant experiment. He thought the
fame of the powder would set the
kindling going and save him a
tramp"
"And did it2"
"Why, the long-legged ignora-
nous never stopped to seeif the gun
was loaded, when, as matter of fact
she had q big charge of powder and
handful OF buckshot already down,
When that gun went of the report
riz everybody In the house cut of bed
in a twinkling, and away went all
the glass in the kitchen windows.
We haven't got the house fairly clear
of smoke and ashes yet, while the
charge of shot blew the whole back
of the stove out"
ssWhat did the boy doi'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
THE MOTHER OF WASHINGTON.
The Woman Who Gave A Great Son
to the World.

Mary Washington lived in an ape
when the mothers of great men and
women were not such objects of inter
est to the world as they are now. But
little was thought in the then new
country OF the mothers share in pre-
ducing and developing an immortal
figure.
Enough is known to support the
supposition that from her he inherited
his strongest mental qualities and
splendid physique. After he became
the military hero of his country every
thing pertaining to his paternal ances-
try was gathered and treasured with
Jealous care, but no one thought of the
maternal genealogy.
Mary Bell was the daughter of a
well-to-do Virginia planter. She was
born In f705. was carefully brought
up and religiously trained. On March
8, 1870, at the age of "a, she became
the second wife of Augustine Wash
ington, a friend and neighbor of
her father. The wedding was cele-
brated with the old time hospitality
of Virginia.
The Washingtons were planters of
considerable means in Westmoreland
county. Mary Washington found
herself the step-mother of several
children and the mistress of one of
the most comfortable homes that sec
ton of the country afforded. It was
a. one-storied frame house with steep
roof, four large rooms, and an en-
trance hall of old-fashioned width.
At each end of the house on the out
side was an enormous chimney. It
was situated on an eminence about
half mile from the Potomac river,
commanding view of the Maryland
shore for miles.
Here, on Feb. %, 1882, George, the
Iirst child of Mary and Augustine
Washington, was born. Six children
were eventually born to them. They
were named respectively, George,
Betty (afterward Mrs. Lewis, )Samuel,
John, Augustine, Charles and Mil
dred. The last-named died in infancy.
The three sons inherited separate
plantations IN Virginia from their
father and there lived and died.
When George was years old the
Washingtons removed to 8. large plan
tatlon Or farm on the Rappahannock
river, opposite Fredericksburg.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

The Arizona legislature have been
spending over $72 day for newspap-
erS.
The old fashion of wearing rosette
of natural flowers on the slipper is re-
vived.
The Kentucky senate has passed a
bill prohibiting the sale OF pistols and
bowie-knives.
One field of ice that passed down
the Penobscot river last week is de-
clared to have contained upward of
$50 acres.
Manhattan Island, Prof. Fairchild
says, is gradually sinking, and the
sea will yet cover the present site of
New York.
A stripping who is attending school
in Cooper township, Webster county.
Ia, is six feet six Inches in his stock
ings.
The failure to arrive home al 9 GER
tain hour of a new cloak so grieved a
Palmertown, Conn.,, girl that she at
tempted suicide.
Though Montreal has much larg-
er population than Toronto, the lat
ter's Commercial Travellers Associa-
ton numbers 1900 while that of
Montreal has only about 1900 mem
bers.
Sarah McDaoiels, colored woman
living on Mr.. Fish's place, one mile
from Tallahassee, Fla, has given
birth to forty-two children, and is
now robust, healthy-looking wom-
an.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
SYLVIA THE CENTENARIAN.
A Negress Who Was a Prize Fighter
One Hundred Years Ago.
New York Mail and Express.

New York Mail and Express
All this past week and during the
week previous an old negro woman
has been tramping UP and down one
end of this county and over in Hunt
erden county. Tho woman is Sylvia
Dubois, the Regress. That she is III
years Of age admits of scarcely any
doubt. Once a year, and for some
strange reason nearly always in cold
weather, she leaves her queer little
cabin on the top of Sourland noun
tain and visits the people in the valley
on each side. Her visits are usually
anticipated, and her wants are gener-
ally satisfied.
Sylvia was a fighter a century ago
and has been so for FIVE score years
since. Born on the mountain where
the snow lives, as the slave of man
named Dubois, she was taken when
quite child to Great Bend, Pa, and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25
AWkWardness of Men in Society.
New York Hour


It is very curious how very few of
the men in society" know what to do
with their hands. To nine men out
ten the present custom of leaving
both hat and walking stick in the hall
while making a call is matter of
positive misery, and makes it decid-
edly a case of abandon hope, all We
who enter here" What a difference
between men and women in this re-
spect! Watch a man enter a draw
ing room when making an afternoon
call without his hat. After shaking
hands with his hostess and exchang-
ing few cursory remarks and may
be being presented to some people,
his hands instinctively seek his pock-
cts and stay there until he is absolute
~ obliged to take them out, while a
look of boredom and helplessness
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

jim Westfall, a Chinese contractor
on the Oregon Pacific Railroad, was
naturaized last week in Linn county,
Ore. He is the first Chinaman natur-
ahzed in that section.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-25

At a dinner given lately in New
York, the dining-room ceiling was
covered with network of vines
fastened from the chandelier to the
four corners of the room. The vines
were literally covered over with flow
erS
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-29
The Teachers Arc Here.

The Southwestern Teachers associa-
ton opened its session at the Bloomcr
building last evening, Rev DIR. McCreary,
of the Broadway Methodist church, dc
livering the opening lecture. The pro
gramme for to-day is as follows, and the
lecture tonight Will be by President
Pickard:
800 a. m.-Opening exercises. Music.
0:30-General business Free gymnas.
tics.
lO:00-Paper: rs There New Educa.
tion?" II. w Sawyer, Discussion: j. A.
Mclean.
11OO-Paper; Supplemental Instruc-
ton in Primary Grades, " Mrs. |. Ware.
Discussions Emma l.. Kellogg
200 p. m Music. Paper "The
Schools rs n Means of Culture" George
l. Miller. Discussion: Z. A. Wiltse.
3:O0-Paper: Written Examination, -
G. II. Gurncy. Discussions p. w. Kauf-
man.
3:45--Lech,re: Temperance Teaching
in Our Public Schools" DR.. f. j. Chap
man.
500 y. m.-Music. Lecture: THE New
Education. President j. l.. Pickard.
Music.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-29

A Missionary Convention.

The Methodists are to have notable
missionary convention here next week,
commencing Tuesday and closing Thurs
day Chaplain McCabe, DR.. William
Butler and DR.. w. A. Spencer are to be
here from abroad, besides some of the
leading ministers of Iowa and Nebraska
The convention will open Tuesday even
with sermon by Rev G.. +. Creighton
of Lincoln, Neb. The programme
promises to be a decidedly interesting
one for the general public, and especially
interesting to those of this denomination
The ladies of Broadway Methodist
church will serve a free dinner in the
parlors of the church on Wednesday and
Thursday. The Methodsts are aiming
Mt raising $1,000,000 for missions this
year. The apportionment, on this basis,
for the Council Bluffs district is 2,217.
Last year the district paid that amount.
From what has been reported and esti
mated this year, the churches and schools
will contribute $3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-29
Personal Para graphs.

Mrs. w. F. Patton is visiting her pa
rents.
Lucius Wells and daughter left last
evening for Moline.
V. b. Crane, of Carson, is visiting in the
city, the guest of +. f. Adams.
Z. b. Hunt, one Of Logan S prominent
merchants, was in the Bluffs yesterday.
Miss Olive Munson, the stenographer,
has returned from her visit to Chicago.
Miss Grace Casady has gone to Pacific
junction to visit her friend, Mrs. John
Pugh.
H. Il. Irwin, of The Reporter, and Nj.
Gump, also of Nicola, were in the city yes
terday.
j. w. Squire and family leave to-mor-
row on a trip TO Chicago, st. Paul and
other points,
Miss Hattie Blasim has concluded her
term of school at Weston, and is at home
for the summer.
w. l.. Bedison, auditor and paymaster,
has returned from a trip on the road upon
which he made the boys happy. They
always welcome the pay car.
Mr. b. Schontz, the former county
jailer, moves his family to day TO Correc-
tionville, where he has lately gone into
the agricultural implement business.
Judge James and j. j. Frainey leave
tonight for Des Moines to attend the
state convention. The other democratic
delegates will probably leaye tomorrow
morning.
DR.. T. w. Fish, the scientific lecturer.
has decided TO enter the active ministry,
and q council for ordination has been
called TO meet in the Baptist church in
this city next month.
Misses Ada and Clara Bedison left via
Council Bluffs a. st. Louis railway on Sat
urday evening TO visit their brother
Harry, the popular railroad agent, at
Shenandoah, Iowa,
Hon. b. f, Montgomery, OF Brecken-
bridge, Col, is in the city, and will
OH returning take with him Mrs. Mont
gomery, who has been visiting friends
here for some time.
l.. b. Westhrook, of the Hotel Colfax,
Wac here yesterday working up excursion
parties for that popular summer resort,
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-29
The Decorative Art.

Mr. p. G. Miller has returned from the
east, where he has been hunting up the
novelties in the decorative line and study
ing the latest designs. He has brought
back varied stock of papier mache de :.
signs, figures in bold relief, which can be
papier mache designs are superior to
frescoing, and combined with Lincrustan
Walton makes the handsomest finishing
and decoration to be had. Mr.. Miller
has supplied himself with many novelties
and new designs, and those who are con
templating interior decorations should
call upon him and see them. He found
that great deal of these papier mache
designs being used in the finest rooms in
Chicago. He has also figures of distin.
guished characters in this, and ii is fast
taking the place of carvings as well,
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-29

ranged but are not yet completed. For
those who like camp life no nicer spot
than Arnolds can be found. The grove
is one OF the finest about either east or
west Lake Okoboii or Spirit Lake, and
for genuine camping out and rural en-
ioymeuts the place can't be beat.
Many people sleep in their tents and
get their meals at Arnold's hotel, which
was originally farm house. but has been
constantly improved for several years
until they can now accommodate 250
guests. The hotel Is rs home-likc rs any
place of It's kind can be, and under the
able management of Mr. Briard I. Hill,
the chief clerk, will again this Year be
one of the most popular resorts.