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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18

A bright-eyed little miss of five years
rode down OF a Madison street ear last
evening sitting on Der father knee. SIC
was so full Of queries that they kept run
ming out Of herin a perfect stream. Some
Of Der questions were posers, and the
father showed signs Of weakness several
times. He struggled along CALAMITY,
however, and the passengers got interested
in the contest. The fodder finished him
up, however, just as the car was lumber
ing over the visdact west Of the bridge.
'1fI got in one of those cars where would
| be tomorrow she demanded, as her
eyes caught the cars in the Union depot.
"You'd 90 to sleep and wake up in St.
Paul in the morning, - answered the faith
er. Who'd wake me up?'' 'sThe por-
ter, the man in the car" For a moment
missy was silent. Then she cast a look of
scorn upon papa, and in a on of inimita-
bic contempt she said: "And do you sup
pose I'd let a man dress me?' Her father
lay down.-Chicago Ne6s.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18
ENGINEERING.

One Of the most prodigious engineering
projects now on the tapis, is hat for an
nelling the Rocky mountai ms under Trays
Peak, which rises no less han a. AL feet
above h elevel of the sea. It is stated that at
AL feet below tie peak, by tunnelling
from east to west for %, 900 feet, direct
communication could be opened between
the valleys on the Atlantic slope and those
on the Pacific side. This would shorten the
distance between Denver and Salt Lake
City and consequently the distance between
the Missouri river, say at st. Louis, and
San Francisco, nearly 800 miles, and there
would be little more required in the way of
ascend ing or descending or tunnelling
mountains. Part of the work has already
been accomplished. The country from the
Missouri to the foot of the Rockies rises
gradually in rolling prairie until an eleva-
ton is reached of 1000 feet above the sea
level. The Rockies themselves rise at va
rious places to a height exceeding II, 900
feet. OF The twenty most famous passes.
only seven are below 10, 900 feet, while five
are upward of Il, 600, and one is Il, 600 feet.
The point from which it is ~proposedt TO tun-
mel is SIXTY miles west from Denver, and,
although one Of the highest peaks, it is by
far the narrowest in the great backbone OF
the American continent.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18
LINCOLN AND HIS BEARD.

Shortly after his first election to the
presidency he received a pleasant letter
from a little girl living in a small town in
the state of New York. The child told
him that she had seen his picture, and it
was her opinion, as she expressed it in her
a~rtIess way that he ''would be a better
looking man if he would let his beard
grow" Mr.. Lincoln passed that New
York town on his way to Washington, and
his first thought on reaching the place was
about his little correspondent. In his
brief speech to the people he made a pleas
ing reference to the child and her charm
ing note. "This little lady," said he.
saw from the first that great improvement
might be made in my personal appearance.
You all see that | am not a very handsome
man, and, to be honest with you, neither
I nor any of my friends ever boosted very
much about my personal beauty lie
then passed his hand over his face and
c%ontinued: Z" But intend to follow that
little girls advice, and if she is present
would like to speak to her" The child
came forward timidly, and was greeted by
the president-elect. He took her in his
arms and kissed her ~affectionately, ex,
| pressing the hope that he might have tho
| pleasure of seeing his little friend agair
sometime.
Shortly after this Mr.. Lincoln, for the
| first time in his life, allowed his beard tc
grow all over his face, with the exception
of the upper lip; and this fashion he con
tinued as long as he lived. In speaking Of
the incident which lead him to sport a fnl
beard he afterward remarked, reflectively
GLOW small a thing will sometimes change
the whole aspect of our ives Ward III
Tuun6D
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18
WISE WORDS.

Meddling rarely accomplishes anything
except mischief.
Happiness is a wayside flower growing
by the highway of usefulness.
Zeal without Judgment, is like gun
powder in the hands of a child.
A natural will p~loughed up is the best
soil for producing luxuriant crops.
There is nothing so adorable as heroism.
And there is no heroism comparable to the
determination to speak the truth.
Lost wealth may be replaced by indus
try, lost knowledge by study, lost health
by temperance or medicine, but lost Time
is gone forever.
Finding out about what one secs is the
best way Of getting an education. The
trouble with the most of MS is that we
accept what we see without inquiry or
knowledge.
"Man is only that which he knows and
knows only that which he is" and if each
day is made to leave behind it some finer
pose of body, some new gem of thought OF
knowledge, some lofticr aim of spirit, age
can be nothing less than a beautiful grace.
There is nothing so delightful as the
hearing or speaking of truth. For this
reason there is no conversation so agreea-
BILE as that of the man of integrity, who
hears Without any intention to betray, and
speaks without any intention to deceive
Dit.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18

A SECRET.

4 secret Of a good dread and butter
pudding is in letting the bread soak in the
eggs and milk for tally two hours before
it is put into the oven to bake. Thus the
wateriness is avoided ofthe swimming Gus
tard, especially when cooked in too hot an
oven. Here is a good recipe: Add to one
pint of new milk tue good flavor Of the
rind Of a small lemon or of cinnamon, if
preferred: simmer from ten to twenty
minutes; then strain and mix it with a
| quarter pint Of rich cream. Sweeten it
with four ounces OF white sugar in humps,
and stir in while hot six well-beaten eggs;
add a little salt and beat the mixture well.
Have in readiness in a Tricky buttered
dish three layers of thin bread and butter,
with four ounces of raisins chopped and
one and a half Of finely shred candied peel
Of orange or lemon stewed between and
over them. Ponr the eggs and milk on by
degrees, allowing the bread to absorb one
portion before the other is added.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18
HOW TO TREAT CHILDREN.

A word about nervous children. Never
scold them nor make fun of them. They
suffer enough without your threats or sar-
casm. Pretend not to see their awkward
ness when in company nor their grimaces
when alone. 4 case was reported the other
day Of a boy Of 10 years who, on being
vexed, and without any apparent provoca-
ton, will cleneh his hands and make the
most frightful contortions of the muscles
of his face and head till his mother fears
he is idiotic. By no means. lie is the
brightest boy in his class at school, fond of
reading and of natural history, but he is of
q highly nervous temperament, and has not
been taught to control the little wires, so to
speak, on which he is strung.
This is no single ease. There are thou
sands Of children who give way to their
nerves in a similar fashion. Talk to them
about these curious little fellows that
should be their servants, not their master.
Never whip them. The man or woman
who whips a nervous child is on a level
with brutes that have no reason. Eneour-
age them. Help them. BE patient with
them. They are the making Of our future
successful mel and women, for they will
work hard at whatever they undertake.
Brace up your W nerves first, and then
be indnlgent towards the capers of your
over nervous children.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18

GOOD ADVICE FOR THE GIRLS.

Now, girls, consider the fact. The day
Of uselessness is nearly past. Young mel
are not going to take you for wives on tho
strength of any looks or manners you may
possess. Some of them are fools enough
to do it, but they cannot afford it. The
pressure of the time is inexorablc. Use,
use. use is it's constant demand. The last
generation of women were simply wives ant
mothers. The demand upon the present
generation is that they shall be helpmeets
partners, and intellectual equals, and
brave, struggling, Independent and joviaI
companions.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18
II nAD GRIP ON THE SUBJECT.

A tall old lady dressed IN black, with a
business-like air and water-wave curls,
sailed into one of the larged dry goods stores
on Twesty-third street, and, declining the
service of a floor-walker, made directly for
the Grape counter. She had rather a pre-
occupied air as she examined the stock,
and the obliging clerk remarked affably:
"We ave q very large fall stock Of grapes,
madame. Just let me show You some fine
French goods, very popular now for all
kinds of mourning. These lightweight
grapes are all the rage in h~alf-mourning for
cousins. May-may | ask, madame he
added hesitatingly, t'for whom you are in
mourning2'' Husband said the Gus
toner laeonically. "Ah, yes, then | have
just the material you want. For husbands
the fall styles arc" young man, in
terrupted the old lady severely. as she adj
justed her spectacles, Il am very much
obliged for your explanations. You may
know considerable about Grape and FASH
ions, but ] buried my fourth husband yes
terday morning, and ! reckon I've got a
tolerable grip on the subject. ~. J..
Tribune.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18
NOT TRUSTWORTHY

One afternoon a gentleman was shown
into Mr.. Lamar's library.
"Mr. Lamar asked the visitor, "do you
know a lad by the name of Gregory Bas-
sett?"
81 guess So" replied Mr.. Lamar, with a
smile. That is the young man., he added
uodding toward Gregory.
The latter was a boy aged about four
teen. lie was drawing a map at the wide
table near the window.
"a bright boy, | should judge, com
mented the visitor, looking over the top OF
his glasses. Gle applied for a clerkship
in my mill, and referred me to yoa. His
letter Of application shows thathe is a good
penman. How is he at figures p
"Itapid and correct, . was the reply.
'sThat's good Honest is he 81
"oh, yes, y answered Mr.. Lamar.
"The work is not hard, and be will be
rapidly promoted, should he deserve it.
Oh! one question more, Mr.. Lamar; is the
boy trustworthy ?"
~ regret to say that he is not, was the
grave reply.
Chr cried the visitor. 'then / don't
want him.
That ended the interview.
s0h u%ncle!' cried Gregory. bursting into
tears.
lie had set his heart upon obtaining
the situation. and was very much disap-
pointed over the result.
Gregory, / could not deceive the gentle
man, " Mr.. Lamar said in a low tone, more
regretful than stern. HYoa are not trust
worthy, and it is a serious failing; nay, a
fault, rather. Three instances occurred
within as many weeks which soreIy tried
my patience, and cost me loss Of time and
money"
Mr.. Lamar's tone changed into one ofre-
proach, and his face was lark with dis
pleasure.
81 gave yen money to deposit in the
bank, he resumed. "You loitered until
the bank was closed, aud my note went Il
protest One evening l told you to close
the gate at the barn. You neglected TO dc
SO. The colt got out in the night, fell into
the quarry, and broke its leg. l had t.
shoot the pretty little thing to put an enc
to its suffering"
Gregory lifted his hand in a humiliated
way.
Next. | gave you a letter to mail. Yol
loitered to watch a man with a trained
bear. The nine o'clock mail viii do, yol
thought. But it didn't, being a waS mail
and not a through mail. On the following
day | went fifty miles to keep the appoint
ment had made. The gentleman was no
there to meet me, because he had not re
ceiyed my letter. | lost all my time an,
missed all the benefit Of what would havr
been to me a very profitable transaction
It is not too late for you to reform; ant
unless you do reform your life viii be 3
failure"
The lesson was moi lost upon Gregory
He succeeded in getting rid of his needles
ways, and became prompt, precise an
Trustworthy.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18

jerks had a queer dream the other night
He thought he saw a prize.fighters' ring,
and in the middle of it stood a doughty
little champion who met and deliberately
knocked over, one by one, a score or more
of big, burly-looking fellows, as they
advanced to the attack. Giants AS they
were in size, the valiant pigmy proved
more than a match for them. 1t was all Sc
funny that jerks woke up laughing. He
accounts for the dream by the fact that he
had just come to the conclusion, AFTER try
ing nearly every big, drastic pill on the
market, that Pierce's tiny Purgative Pellets
easy knocked out" and beat all the rest
hollow
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18
ARRAY

is often the result of bad blood in a
family or community, but nowhere IS bad
blood more destructive of happiness and
health that in the human system. When
the life current is foul and sluggish with
impurities, and is slowly distributing its
poisons to every part OF the body, the peril
10 health. and life even. is imminent.
Early SYMPTOMS are dull and drowsy
feelings. severe headaches. coated tongue,
poor appetite, indigestion and general lassi-
tude. Delay in treatment may entail the
most serious consequences. Don't let
disease get a strong hold on your constitn-
ton, but treat yourselfby using DR.. Piefee's
Golden Medical Discovery, and be restored
to the blessings OF health. All druggists.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18

In The last century-eyen as late as fifty
years ago-reading aloud was regarded as
an accomplishment worthy the cultivation
of those Especially those who live in the
country with %pretcnsions to taste, and It
was, consequently, far more frequently
found cnliyening the domestic circle.
There were fewer books, fever means OF
locomotion, fewer pleasures Of winter
nights outside the four walls Of the conn
try parlor. The game OF cribbage, or the
sonata on the s%pinnet, did not occupy the
entire evening after 6 o'clock dinner, and
Shakespeare and Milton were more famii-
lar 10 the young generation of those days
thar they are n~ow-mainly, feel persuad-
ed, because they were accustomed to hear
them read aloud. The ear, habituated to
listen, is often a more safe conduit to the
memory in youth than the iaattentive eve
which rapidly skins a age.-Niaeteenth
Cegfrgg.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18
OUTDOOR EXERCISE FOR LADIES.

am quite frequently asked what | re-
gard as the best outdoor exercise for ladies,
and my prescription is as follows:
One lawn, one lawn-mower, ounce of
enthusiasm; mig. Dose, morning and
evening""
In other words, am disposed to have
ladies use the lawn-mower in preference to
any form Of outdoor exercise, and / recon-
mend it to all who need the recreation that
it brings. bio Lewis recommends wood
saving; DR.. Beard advocates baseball;
and Tom, Dick ard Harry all have hobbies
and theories t. air. But | prefer lawn
moving for three reasons which cannot be
gainsaid: list, 1t is not unfeminine. Cd.
1t gives exercise in the open wealth of air.
Sd. 1t is calculated TO strengthen those
parts of the female system that need
strength and does not weaken parts that
are susceptible to strain. Walking
mind. Gardening is not properly a lady's
work, unless she loves it and makes it so.
Rowing and horseback riding are too
arduous and do harm many times instead
of good. Carriage riding is not exercise.
Tennis, eroquet, aud the like, may suit
some, but do not suit all; and SO with ali
other prescribed outdoor exercises-al
have some feature to which the thinking
physician can object.
| studied the matter as a problem. and
decided on lawn-mowing over every thing
else. The idea proves good, for no report
adverse to it has come to hand, it has done
no patient harm, and they all like it Yon
note the word .all, for | recommend the
employment TO all-housewiyes. young
ladies, matrons, saleswomen, schoolteacher
dress makers-any woman who needs to
get out Of the house at least twice a day
for 4 little while the well, the sick and
the nervous.
Just see what the use of the lawn mowel
does. 1t gives light exercise to the body
and the lower limbs, helps the lungs to
wards strength, exercises tue arms we'll
and occupies the mind. From fifteen t.
sixty minutes morning and eVening-say
8 a. m. and 6 p. m. is the proper use of ia,
remedy
You want a good machine, for there ar
owe that are even too heavy for a MAJ
to use. Lightness of draft is indispensable,
and quite as much so as strong and simple
construction. 4 machine that cuts
twelve inch swath, weighing about twenf,
eight pounds, and having six and one-hai
inch wheels is what is suited to a lady
As for a lawn, you ear make one out o
any piece of sodded ground; and as 70
enthusiasm. that is a Iady's peculiar pos
session. If yon have no lawn of your own
be charitable and NOW your neighbours
Here is a little a%ppendum that | have JUS
written, and affixed to the above pre-
cription:
DEAR MADAM: Be enthusiastic. Hay
n lawn-mower. Begin at s a. NJ. and worl
until you begin to feel tired. Repeat dos
at 6 =. NJ. 1t will strengthen you ant
give you exercise. ~. II. Horse, ". d
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18
GIRLS AS

oh, yes. dear, you can excel in newspa-
per work, A girl makes just as good a re-
porter as a man. A great dear better, in
fact. But then you will labor under some
disadvantages, being a girl. When You
are writing up a country fair, for instance,
You can't smoke in the eyes OF the coed
old lady who peeps over your shoulder to
see what you are say about her canned
pears and homemade bread. And you
can't very well prod a class superintendent
in the ribs with a pencil and call him Say.
And you can't sit on the parapet and let
your feet hang over during the races.
And You can't play billiards and drink
beer. oh, you can? Well, then, you'd
better forget how, if you're going to be a
reporter, else you'll never have time TO do
anything else.-BHraeth.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18
VERY USEFUL DOG.

'sYou say you are starving, said a
magistrate to one of the unemployed,
''and yet the sergeant here says you keep
a dog" 'srhe sergeant amt speaking
the TRUTH replied tho tatterdemalion;
/" the dorg's been keeping me. Howl
asked his worship. why, | takes him
out and sells i'm for five bob or SO, and
he alias comes baek-that's 'ow.'-
.Iudn
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18

Russell Sage's advice: FBy % getting a
position; ~ keeping his mouth shut; (3)
observing; 90 being faithful; % making
his empleyer think that he would be lost
in a fog without him; co to be polite.
This is a good way for a young man to be-
gin after he gets there. Il he lives up to
these rules he viii not want a friend at
court for any length Of time-in fact, not
at all
Jay Gould's policy: keep out Of bad
company and go to work with a will. The
boy who does that is bound to get On in the
world"
Cyrus W. Fields scheme: "Punctuality,
honesty and brevity, Mr.. Field says, ARE
the watohwords OF life. .-Intervieass IN
Washington Post
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18
THE LANGUAGE OF CoLoRs.
What - Metropolitan Artist Says-Tne
of Certain COIors.

'Therc is no more beautiful instrument
of expression, continued the painter; 'but,
alas! it is u longer generally studied.
In comparison music itself is a clumsy
vehicle of thought. No tongue has the
depth Of tone, the subtle shades Of mean
ing and the robust vigor of color speech.
In the middle ages the language was re-
duced to a science and invariably studied as
a preparation for an artistic career. Our
modern school Of impressionists are awak-
ing to the Importance of the subject, and
the result may be the renaissance of the
language.
"Red is a warm color. Its type is found
in the rainbow or %prismatic spectrum and
the common wild poppy. 1t is indicative
of jnbilation, victory and ardent love.
BY the law of opposites, that is to say, on
the old principle that extremes meet. it is
the emblem of blood shed and revenge.
"In medieval art blue was eminently
symbolic. Azure was typical of immor-
tality, and it became the custom to cover
the collins of children with blue cloth.
The ceilings of churches were painted blue
and powdered with stars to represent the
canopy of heaven over the faithful. This
color was used in draperies by the old
masters to typify modesty; and the Virgin
Mary is found in their works clothed in a
blue mantle. In hcraldic shields blue
stood for chastity, loyalty and good repute.
From this last Specification, doubtless, the
term blue blood took its rise.
Love, consistency and wisdom are the
attributes of yellow. This tint is found
in all its winsome purity in the common
butterenp of the pastures. In China yell
low is emblematic of faith. On the other
hand, yellow stands for treason and ieal-
onsy. In Spain the garb of the public ex-
ecutioner is red and yellow, and symbol
ICES the vengeance Of the law and the in
fanny Of the criminal. In the olden time
the French were accustomed to daub the
lintels of "a traitors house with yellow
paint, and in commiemoration of Christi
betrayal Jews were obliged in many
countries to wear garments Of the same
color. Judas, in the illuminated missals
Of the middle ages was always pictured il
| yellow raiment.
The secondary colors are equally prcg-
nant with significance. Brown, ever since
the most remote period, has been the sigr
of woe. The dun robes of certain religious
orders are eloquent OF remuneration and
p%enitence. Green, among all nations, is
considered embIemaric of the joy of spring
and the promise of harvest. With tin
Greeks it betokened victory. The blended
hue of red and yellow. namely, orange, ha'
been the symbol of i~ndissoluble marriage
| from time immemorial. Black, the
negation of color, has a universal sig
nificance of grief and mourning. In sacred
paintings it often looms up on canvas as the
shadow of evil. White, on the contrary,
is the hue OF innocence and virginia. purity.
-Neao York Press MteSpieao.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18
BLUE EYES.

There is some reason for the admiration
generally felt for blue eyes. A connoisseur
in eyes states that mine tenths ofthe railroad
men, pilots and others who are selected for
their keennees and correctness of vision
nave blue eyes. Brown eyes are beautiful.
Gray eyes usally denote Intelligence, ard
hazel eyes bespeak a talent for music.
The commonest color of eyes is gray and
the rarest violet.-Dress.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-18
VOL. V.
MY MOTHER.

still TO my check in dreams are pressed
Those lips that kissed me first of all;
Those eyes that watched my infant rest
In fadelcss memory on me fall.
Those hands, that voice, ] ne'er forget,
That ~smile-each look and touch and tone
Survives, u lingering sweetness yet
or the dear life that gave my own.
Her love thai soothcd my earliest cry
i could not thank SO long ago;
Who sang my softest lullaby
/ was TOO young and weak TO know.
No wakening reason taught me then
To prize my mother at her best,
And find her most my angel when
She held me helpless on her breast.
So grew my debt in long arrears;
Till time was lent to learn her worth
Through more than fifty patient years
Beyond the morning of my birth.
Then came the change. watched the bed
Ofhc who DER my cradle smiled.
The anxious love on weakness shed
Was mine-and she was now the child.
Her weary head had done with thought,
Her weary heart with care and fear;
/ kissed her, but she knew me not:
called her, but she could not hear.
There was no pain in that farewell
For her. / bore my grief away,
And wiped The secret tears that fell
In silence with the falling day.
That evening saw her breathing cease;
And round her, as a babe caressed.
Closed soft, like lowering arms, the peace
OfIIim her faith had long confessed.
opresencc missed, but undestroycd.
Itracet thee to the world unseen:
And love will find thee, though the void
BE wide as heaven and earth between
My mothcr still! thine image sweet
VIII all my life like light attend,
And thon wilt kno me when we meet
Where joys pure sunshine has no end.
Theron Brolc9.