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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27
A PLEA FOR THE CHILDREN.

| am daily surprised to see how many
t~houghtless, careless mothers there are,
bringing up their little ones Gas We might
say hap-hazard, with scarcely a thought
of anything beyond the present. Our lit
tie folks are entirely creatures of habit,
and if good mes are not formed early, bad
ones will certainly be formed later. Every
mother, l care not what her station in life,
or her duty to society, should have the
oversight and care personally of her chill
dren, and as soon as able after their birth,
should battle, dress and feed as nature m
tended her own baby. We who have done
this for each precious one, know the pleas
ure and satisfaction to be found in the
at the same hour of the morning, then the
little one, tired and hungry after it, should
be fed, when it naturally follows a long,
quiet nap will be the result, and thus Ito
use a common exprcssion) begins the day
fright end first" Let this become a fixed
habit and let ii once be broken in upon and
watch the result.
A shorter nap, crosser child, a harder
day and worst of all a fretful vermont
mother. Try the same experiment with
older children and what followss The
next morning tells the story. 1t is harder
to get started for school, the hour for the
music lesson seems longer, clothes don't
feel right, books can't be found, tears are
shed, everything goes wrong, all for the
last hour of the night before. Early hours
by all means for our children; aud, in these
days when our girls are full fiedged young
ladies at 70 and IA, l feel as if every
thoughtful mother should lay this matter
to heart and help to keep her daughters,
sweet innocent faced little girls.
Let us put them to bed with their dolls
in their arms, and don't laugh at them fol-
codding them,-for, soon enough, we shall
stretch out our empty arms, cropping in
vain for our babies that have grown away
from us. To me this seems the saddesi
time in a mothers life, and each day lie,
us pray for strength to guide Alright, thai
when tina time shall come Gas come il
must) they may not get sc far away but
mothers voice and mothers love eau cal
them back.-Hdrrief Tremaiae Terry, IN
| Good Housekeeping.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27
a CURIOUS DOCUMENT.

In the days OF Tiberius Caesar, the En-
peror Publius Lentuius, being at that time
president Of Judea, wrote the following
epistle:
There has appeared in these our days a
man Of great virtue, named Jesus Christ,
who is yet living amongst us and accepted
of the Gentiles, for 4 prophet Of truth, but
his own disciples call him the son Of God.
Hc raiseth the dead, and cureth all manner
Of disease. A man of stature Somewhat
tall and comedy, with a very revered coun-
%tenanee, such as the beholders may both
love and fear. His hair the color of a fill
bert full ripe, and plain almost down to his
ears, but from his ears downward some
what curled, and more orient ofeolor about
his shoulders. In the midst of his bead
goeth a seam or partition of his hair after
the manner oftle Nazarites. His forehead
very plain and smooth: his face without
spot or wrinkle, beautiful with a comedy
red; his nose and mouth so formed that
nothing can be reprehended; his beard
somewhat thick, agreeable in color to the
hair of his head, not of any great length,
but forked in the midst; of an innocent and
mature look; his eyes grey, clear and
quick; in reproving he is severe, in admon-
ishing he is courteous and fair spoken;
pleasant in speech mixed with gravity 1t
cannot be remembered that any have seen
him laugh, but many have seen him weep.
In proportion of body well shaped and
straight; his hands delectable to behold; in
speaking very TEMPERATE, modest aud wise.
A man for his singular beauty surprising
the children of men,"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27

Has it ever occurred to those who pnr-
chase coaches for their babies, and who
make it a point to select the brightest
colors they can find for the screen that is
interposed between the eyes of the child
and the sun, that they are liable to do ire
parable injury to the vision of the little
one? An infant generally lies on its back,
its eyes, Of course, upturned towards the
bright covering above it, its gaze being the
more intense the brighter the covering and
the more direct the rays of the sun upon it.
Moth ing but injury can result from such
thoughtlcss exposure. An experienced
nurse says there cannot be a doubt as to
the injurious effect of these so-called
shields upon the tender eyes of children.
Parents who are wise will select the darker
and denser shades, even though they may
not be SO handsome or SNOWY in their eyes
as some Of those which are more fashion
able.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27
rAcrIN MANAGING nj many.

The way to keep the baby from becom
ing ''spoilt'' is to LET it cry as little as pos
sible. 1t will gain strength of mind to
endure its necessary ills all the sooner if it
is allowed To suffer as little as possible from
ills that can be avoided. Its wants should
anticipated, its sources of discomfort
should be removed as soon as they arise.
without waiting for ii to cry; it should be
prevented in every way forming the habit
of crying. Study its expression; when it
is tired Of playing on the floor take it up
and dance it about the room, and let it
look out of the window for a few minutes.
In a little while it will be glad to go back
and play on the floor again, If it is neces-
sary to resort to discipline, he careful 10
seize the right moment for it.
If You want to learn the baby to go 10
sleep without being rocked, choose a day
when it has been unusually bright and
happy all the morning, wait until twenty
minutes or so after the regular hour for its
nap, then give a cup of milk, particularly
sweet and warm and nice. make its little
bed soft and coy, lay it down gently and
soothe it with a little kissing and patting,
and If it is not already too much spoilt. it
will only be too happy to close its eyes in
the sweetest kind of sleep. If it does not,
its fit of crying win be as brief and as lit
tie injurious as it can be.-Babyhood.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27
NO. 81.
WASH DRESSES.

In making up wash dresses it is well to
remember the laundress, and make work
easy for her. Many a dress costs from
one to five dollars for "doing up because
it has been bought tready made and
made up with no idea OF ever going to the
wash-tub. 1t is just as easy to have the
overskirt draped with drawing strings,
loops or buttons, SO chat it will open out
into a plain piece for ironing. 1t is the
b~ack-loopings and pulled side draperies
that are sewed fast to the belt which takes
so much time to iron, and there is not one
equally well arranged by buttons and loops
and ties of tape.
In purchasing the stylish ~rcady-made
satines or other suits that were never made
up for washing, the dark ones, with a little
care, may be worn through the season as a
foulard silk would be. Brush the dust
carefully from them before hanging them
up, after wearing, and shorter them by
pinning up if you are compelled to wear
them in muddy weather. Put dress pre-
servers under the arms. Select the white
or the light colored chambrays or other
r~eady-made gowns, with a view 20 the
laundry, to which they will come in a few
weeks. 1t is best to rip some of the drap-
cries quite apart, if You make a little mem
orandum ON a card, in your work-basket,
of the precise way the loopings are to go
together again. kits iron easily.
Round waists gathered to a belt and the
yoke waists that stimulate guimpes are also
liked for simple muslin dresses, and these
are commended to the home dressmaker
because they are easily fitted, and, as they
need pot be lined. they are also easily
washed, and can be 'done up at home by
the family laundress. Rows of insertion
and length-wise tucks can make these
waists very dressy, but they are pretty
enough for general wear when made with
out trimming, being finished with 4 neat
high collar of the material doubled, or at
most an embroidered scalleped band is
used for the collar and cuffs. Surplice
fronts are also used with these round
waists. Leaving the neck open in the
stylish Y shape, These are made by gath
ering the straight fronts in at the shoulder
seams without curying them out for the
neck.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27
now 10 DRINK mILK.

Milk should not be taken in eopioas
draughts. like hecr or other fluids which
differ from it chemically. II we consider
the use of milk in infancy, the physiologi-
cal indigestion, that is, of food provided
for it. each small mouthfnl is secured by
effort and slowly presented to the gastric
mucous surface for the primal digestive
stages. 1t is thus regularly and gradually
reduced to curd, and the stomaeh is not
oppressed with a lump of half coagalated
milk. The same principle should he re-
garded in the ease of the adult. Milk
should be slowly taken in mouthfuls at
short intervals, and thus it is rightly dealt
with by the gastric Juice. II milk is taken
after other food it is almost sure to burden
the stomach and canse discomfort and pro-
longed Indigestion, and this Tor the ebsi-
ons reason that there is not sufficient di-
gestive agency to dispose of it; and the
better the quality of the milk the more Sc
we're the discomfort under these eendi-
tions.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27

William Is. Reed gives in Orchard and
Garden, the follow ing roses for the win
dow. No species of flowers surpasses the
rose in beauty for the window:
To select 4 certain few ont of the many
varieties Of choice tea roses for winter
blooming is no easy matter, even for the
expert, for any tea rose which will do well
in the house is a treasure to the lover of
these beautiful flowers. Let me name, for
your readers benefit, a few of the finest
sorts, which include the most desirable for
window gardening. Such as Isabella
Sprunt eight canary Yellow, Safrano
duff color, apricot yellow, and of ex-
quisite fragrance, the ideal tea rose), Bon
Sileue brilliant carmine, and though an
old variety, still unsurpassed), Rubens
(pale yellow, tinged with fawn; very large
and full) Perle des Jardins (rieh yellow,
valuable for summer or winter, Sunset
(rich shade of saffron and orange; very full
and double), Madame Lombard crosse
color, Marie Guillot (pure white, tinged
with yellow in c~enter), Duchess dc Bra
bant (s,ft, rosy flesh color, Madame
Bravy (rich cream, La Pactole (pale, sui
phur Yellow, and Countess Ria DIN Pare
(bright coppery), combine a variety of deli
cate colors that | know of nothing supe-
rior. For darker shades We have Queens
Scarlet dark crimson), Douglas very
dark, Duchess of Edinburgh, and last,
but not least, the famous new rose, Will
lam Francis Bennett, with beautiful buds
of General Jacqueminot shade erich GRIM
SOM. In Pink shades | can justly recon-
mend the well-known and old reliable
Hermosa, Bourbon Queen, Empress Eu-
genie.
One of the most desirable class Of roses
is the Polyanthas Rose, dwarf growers,
profuse bloomers and moderately hardy.
They bloom in clusters, and are truly lit
tie gems, perfect beauties. OF this list
like the "Mignonetteh the best. Its flow
eTs are many, and in color pink and white
a very desirable sort for any one.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27
WHO Is TIP

Who is it that loafs at ease while you
toll from morning till night9
The saloon keeper.
Who is is makes two hundred per cent.
profit from what causes the misery and
degradation Of families and the woe of
little children?
The saloon keeper.
Who is if sets tempting food to draw
you into his den as a bait Is set to lure a
rat into a trap?
The saloon keeper.
Who is it that buys houses and lands
and struts in fine clothes with the money
which might have kept your family from
being turned into the street, and from go
ing into rags
The saloon keeper.
Who is If that takes your last cent for
his poisonous drinks and shuts the door in
the face OF your wife when she asks credit
for a ~fiye-eent loaf Of bread
The saloon keeper.
Who is it who, when money and reputa-
tion are gone and You have ne friend left
TO pay for your drink, will take you by the
collar and kick You into the gutter
The saloon keeper.
Who is it robs you of sense and reason,
puts yon lower than the brute beasts,
drives you into jail and p~enitentiaries. and
sends you to the g~allowss
The saloon keeper.-Bai Signal.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27
WOMEN.

The strength of one who lives for pleas
ure, such an one as makes fashionable life
her business OF calling, is scarcely less
overtaxed than is that of the hardest work
or i'll manual pursuits. Nor does she bring
a greater intelligence to bear upon health
and the means of preserving it-during the
season." The theatre, opera, concert
and ball each engage her attention, and to-
gether with shopping and visiting, fully
occupy her time, and for the nonce dissi-
patton rules at all hours, meals irregularly
taken, d~aintics prcdominating, strong tea
and coffee often taken late at night, indul-
gence in wines, such exposures as are Incl
dent to improper and inadequate dressing,
low neck, short sleeves, or no sleeves at all,
rs may chance to he, are some of the fea-
tnres incident to the life of a fashionable
woman, and there is, besides, dressmaking
to be attended to, singing and other minor
concentrations, with, perchance, a little
music and painting and brass hammering
thrown in; calls, the kettledrum, five
O'Clock teas, receptions given and attend
ed, galleries and loan exhibitions visited.
The diet kitchen or some other branch OF
p~hilosophic work must nave some show of
attention, and the frs. flakes of snow find
her behind the bells. Were it not for the
respite Lent brings goodness knows where
it ali would end, but mercifully, Lent
comes, and there is a breathing time, and
time for dishabille, headaches, backaches,
hysteria, and tn harrow the doctor, who,
poor soul, usually has a hard time of it.
Such patients are usually the most i'm
patient of created beings. They do not,
cannot, and will not understand why the
doctor is so slow in relieving thcm-for,
does he not realize that they must be got
ten we'll right away? It's sheer nonsense
for him to insist that her little pleasures
have had anything to do toward the pro
duction of her ailments
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27
A STRIKE THAT WOMEN WILL
MAKE.

Some day the women will strike, perhaps
the sooner the better, not for places Ia poll
ties, hut for the contrsd and guidance of So
eial life, and we may live to sec the day
when a man who is not a gentleman in all
relations Of life viii be ~boyeotted and lett
to herd with has own kind. There Is 10 ex-
cuse for a man who is a boor, who Is given
to bad company and openly inlaiges his
vicious tastes. There lisa place for him.
but it is not among ladies, nor Is il q
compliment to a man who tries to he a
gentlemen, who offers all possible respect
To a lady, To find in his society, on equal
terms, a man whom lie knows to be mn
worthy. To taboo him is the prerogstise
of the lady, and mncll as they may rail at
society and its failings there Is no cut so
deep to a man as to be advertised as un-
worthy to 60 into the society Of people
whose respect he does not comprehend
until it is 4 est.-Sah Francisco Ghfonicles
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27
SALISBURY STEAK.
A Not unpaiafabie Dish which son-
tains All the S%trength of the Beef.

The Salisbury steak is made ly taking
the best slices of the ssroundi' on the beef,
and chopping it with duh knives. The ob-
iect is not to cnf, bHt rather pound the
meat. BY Thus treating If, the pnlp comes
to the top. and the tengh fiheroas portion
remains below. This palp = seraped off
and made into cakes, like sausage cakes,
or into the shape like a good sized steak,
and gently broiled on a gridiron. Il has
been found that meat gently cooked is
more digestible than raw. The fire must
be good, SO that the meat may be rapidly
broilcd, that is. be cooked on the outside
and almost raw inside.
A little salt and pepper and a small
amount of butter added make a NOT at all
nnpalatable dish and ono which contains
al the strength Of the beef, with the tough
indigestiblc portion entirely separated
This diet is used exclusively in chronic
eases by physicians processing TO treat ac-
cordmg to the Salisbury method. They
use hut few drugs, and what they use are
mainly tonics. The diet is used not only ia
diseased digestion, bat diseases OF liver
kidney, stomach, bowels. nerves, etc, and
remarkable results are said to nave been
obtained.-N. J.. Medical Times.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27
ABorT PICKING THE PEARS.

Some sorts of summer pears ripen Well
upon the tree, and require no other special
care bnt to use them as soon as fully fit.
for their decay is very speedy, Others are
much the better for being taken into a cool
room to ripen as soon as the septum is
formed so that they will detach there.
When taken into cool, still air, ripening is
less rapid, there is less danger of rot at the
core, and there is more jniciness and favor,
and more delicacy of color.
1t is very common to see pears which are
hard and green in October, left on the
trees, or otherwise neglected as worthless.
when they are really capable of ripening
into finer maturity Of tender flesh and rich
flavor thar any of the earlier sorts. For it
is a general rule with all fruits that those
which require the longest term to complete
their growth reach the higher perfection
and value. The very late SORTS should be
left upon the trees as long as the night
frosts are hut lieht-usually till late in
October.
1t is important to pick with care hot to
break the stem, but to sever it at its nat
ural septum of partition. This leaves il
scaled, hnt if broken nearer the fruit q
leakage is opened through which juice
escapes, and the fruit soon begins TO look
shriyelled about its base, and loses quality
and capacity for keeping. 1t should be
kept covered so as to prevent draaght OF
air, and in a cool place not too dry. Ripe
ness can be FASTENED by removing some &c
a drawer in a warm room, when usually a
high color and flavor viii be developed, i
the due season has arrived, So says a sue.
cessful pear grower.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27

A young housekeeper has filed her pan
try with pretty dishes, and has number
less useful kitchen utensils, with very little
apparent outlay of money. She makes it a
rule every Saturday to spend twenty-five
cents on some article, and only to buy one
article. IL it costs less she puts the change
by and adds it to to the next weeks when
a more expensive article can be purchased,
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27

Like a thunder-bolt from Heaven, fell the
awful accusation from the lips of the Rev.
James Lokey, upon the ears Of his aston
ished audience when last fall neal Rea's
Mill in Washington county, Ark, he was
called upon to o~ffieiate at the burial of 4
man who was killed in a state of intoxica-
ton. Said he: Il van this congregation
to distinctly understand that every man
who voted for license eoted for This maa's
e0fbT
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27

1t is said that red ants will leave a place
where sea sand is sprinkled or where oyster
shells are laid. Scatter sprigs of worm
wood where black ants are troublesome.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27
ATTENTION.

Al the request u my old patrons and friends,
l have resumed ofqcc practice, and will make
and sell The Sine&einftiicS | formerly did,
with the addition okSehle new and valuable
ones NOT before gi&n To the public. VIII
make IA speciality ottrAting
KIDNEY AND LIVER DfSEASE,
DYSPEPSIA,
DR0PSY. ETC,
WN. b. FoSTER, NJ, D..
Marion stH,et. WoeodStoWn, Nj.
JuneIl-3nF
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27

A little child onee asked his mother the
question; Mother, what part of heaven
do people go to who are good but not
ag~reeable9'
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27

to compensate for the Iced that ought not
to be done.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27

Carving images and painting pictures
and bowling TO them cannot do honor to
God. Nor can beautiful ritual or perfect
creed speak his praises. The true honor to
God is the doing of his will; and all wor-
ship that is not held to this is an idle moth
ing.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27
SONG OF THE HARVEST.

The glad harvest greets us,-brave toiler for
bread,
Good cheer! the prospect is hrighterhhead;
Like magic, the plentiful sunshine and rain
Have ripcned our millions of acres OF grain;
And the poorest. the wolf may keep from his
door,
There'lI he bread and To spare another year
more.
SO sing lnerlily, merrily,
As we gather it in;
We will store IT away gladly.
In garner and bin.
We hailed with delight, yet tempered with
fea1,
The corn as it grew from the blade to the ear
Lest haply, though large is the surplus in
store,
That bread might he dearer for twelve months
or more;
But the sunshine ana rain, how they ripened
the grain
That waited The sickle over hillside and
plain!
SO sing merrily, merrily,
AS we gather it in,
We Will STORE it away GLADLY,
In garner and bin.
oh. no'er let rs question the Wisdom, that
guides,
our feet in green pastures, and foru provides
Who now, rs aforetimes, His glory displays,
In the bounty that crowns our autumnal
days;
Let The clad tidings echo the continent DER,
TbereH be bread and 10 spare another gear
6t0re'
So sing merrily, merrilY,
As we gather it in;
We will store ii away gladly,
In garner ana bin.
Henry s. Wdshbura.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27
VOL. III.
No PERFECT WORK BUT GODS.

81 Will build, - said the architect, 'mansions
more fair,
Marble columncd, and stately and grand,
Mammoth domed, perfection base, turret and
stair,
And the winds the fame of the builder shall
10 the uttermost parts of the land"
81 will paint said the artist, ga picture sub
lime,
Rainbow tinted and wonderfully quaint
The world shall how down to this picture OF
mine,
For III dip my brush in the river of time,
And the lights of eternity paint"
81 will wriie,' said tho poet, 81 beautiful
song
In the glory and strength OF my might.
| will liberatc truth, The shackles of wrong
Shall be broken, ana sin, red handed and
strong,
shall he slain by the words / shall write
Meath the broad dome of heavens encircling
blue,
Sculptnred columns, reared stately ana vast,
And the architect smiled IA the palace grew,
But the finger of time pierced those columns
through,
While the mountains, Gods buildings, stood
fast.
The picture lacked something which glowed
on the breast
of the sea when the sunset unrollcd,
The best of the poem was never expressed,
MANS gIandest achievement is dross at the
best
Compared with Gods labor of gold.
Ross UartsUicb Thorpe,
Auhor Of "CHrJeao Must Not Ring To Ni0ht'
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27

righteousness, not riches, is life's truest
aim and only abiding gain.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27

Who knows nature knows HIMSELF his
relationships, and is ~advantaged as the
young man who knows most thoroughly
the yonng oma he weds.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27

Where half the truth is believed is a
good place TO begin the proclamation of
the whole truth. And yet pride in that
half truth may lift an unsurmountable
barrier against the coming in of the whole
truth. And ag in that half truth may set
itself to fight against error the battle of
the whole truth. So recognize what truth
a man holds and get it to fighting him
until yielding to the truth he dares not
hold.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-27

An engine does not leap to its full
strength at once. 1t comes to its full
power gradually. And SO of successes.
We must come to them by quiet begin
nings, increasing their strength and fire.
quency until full steam is at its full toll.