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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-04
Zee HOUSES rer the Farm.

No one needs ice during the heated term
more than the farmer. He has q great
many uses for it, and as it is so easy to get
and a house to Store it in is so cheaply
constructed, it is surprising that any farm
err should be without a lasting supply. A
building sufficient TO hold twenty five tons
of ice can be put up for $s5, and the filling
costs merely a day or two's work, while
the saving from butter alone, if the milk
from a dozen cows is used, will more than
pay all the costs in one season, besides the
comfort of a cool drink and a solid piece
OF butter on a melting hot day. Farmers,
harvest yourown ice, and keep cool.
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ghe Taxing OF coIored Butter.

Internal Revenue Collector Gerker, of
Philadelphia, does not know what to do
about the proposed taxing Of colored but
ter as o-leomargarine (the tax on which is
two cents a pound, and so he will do
nothing in the matter until he receives
further instructions from Washington.
The whole affair hangs on the Internal
Revenue Commissioner decision that but
ter in which the coloring matter contains
any oil or fat other than that from cream is
subject tothetax. Whenthe samples collect
ed from eight creameries were subjected to
the microscopieal test by Collector Gerker
and his assistants last week no foreign
matter was discovered in the butter, but
that is not to be wondered at when it is
considered that two t~ablespoontuls of col
oring matter will color one hundred pounds
of butter.
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One of srauy Testimonials.

Ettars p. O., York Co. Pa. Sept. 3, IS.
Mr.. j. f. TRgITT, Bridgeport, X. j.:
Enclosed find SIS Tor which please send me
six (6) boxes of Npur Lozenges, and l do say
they are the best in the world. They have
done me more goodsthamany medicine l ever
used. ana shall recoTaasend them TO all I can.
Yours truly, ~ ELNER L. BAuSNRR.
This article has no equal for dyspepsia
i'll any form. You can eat whatever you
wish and at the same time be cured. Price
soc a box. For sale by E.AB. Humphreys
& Co., or by mail. Good men wanted to
canvass every home in every county.
j. F. TRUTH, Manufacturer, bridgeport,
N. j. sept2S-1y
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LODGES AND SOCIETIES.

WooDsTowN LODGE, No. los, /. o. G. t.
Meets every Tuesday evening in Turner's
building.
WooDsTowE LopGE, No. 13S, +. & A. NJ
Meets Tuesday evening, on or before full
moon and two weeks thereafter, in Borton,s
Hall.
wooDBINE LODGE, No. 15s, 10. O. F.
Meets in Turner's Building every Friday
evening.
MosAcsA TRIBE, No. AZ. IMP. o. r. NJ
Meets in Turner's Building every Monday
evening,
WooDsTowS GRANGE, No. s, p. OF IL
Meets every Wednesday evening in Turner's
Building.
COUNCIL, No. 81, O.. u. A. NJ
Meets every Tuesday evening in Riley's
Building.
WoMAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION
Meets every Thursday afternoon at three
O'Clock, at their room in Turner's Building
President. Mrs. Anna f. Souder; Correspond.
ing Secretary, Mrs. L. b. Humphreys.
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A SpeefaI Service.

The session of the III. i Sunday school
next Sunday afternoon will be held in the
newly painted, papered and refurnished
lecture room of the church, and it is in
tended that the service shall be made of a
special character. The room presents a
very comfortable and beautiful appearance
in its new dress, and the seats which are
of the latest pattern and number over two
hundred, are arranged in a semi-eireular
form, with sixteen teachers seats placed
at proper intervals. The members of the
congregation and the friends of the Sunday
school are invited to attend next Sunday
afternoon, and partake in the exercises,
which will be of a nature appropriate to
the occasion.
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The west Point Caaetship.

An examination of candidates for the
West Point Cadetship from this District,
was held in the Court House at Salem on
Thursday of last week. Z. 5. G. Oliphant,
of Princeton College, conducted the men,
tai examination, while Drs. Waddington
and James Patterson conducted the phys
ical examination. The following contest
ed for the prizes: w. r. Smiley, Bridge
ton: VIM. a. Horton, Millville; Jos. B.
Mitchell, Swedesboro; Isaac w. Higgins,
Clementon; Lewis C. Babcock, Williams
town Daniel Hand, Cape May Court House.
CONGRESSMAN Hires will the
name of the successful candidate this week.
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CHURCHES.

FRIENps-services on First and Fifth DAYS al
1870 A. NJ. Monthly meeting first Tuesday
after last Monday in the month. SUNDAY
School meets Mt 800 O'Clock every Sunday
morning.
METHODIST EPIscoPAL-Rev. H.. Il. Durell.
Services at 1906 A. NJ. and 7.30 2. NJ. PRAYER
ileeting Wednesday at 80 P. NJ.
Sunday school at 200 z. NJ, superintendent
George W. Boone.
BAPTJsT-Rev. w. Il. Cornwell.
Services ut 1000 A. N. and $50 P. NJ, PRAYER
meeting Thursday ut 100 P. NJ.
sunday school at 200 7. NJ, Joseph Broadway
Superintendent.
PREsBYTERIAN--isev. b. p. johnson.
Services ut l0.G0 A. NJ. and 7.30 p. NJ. PRAYER
meeting Wednesday at 100 p. NJ.
sunday School at II. 40 A. M. j. f.. %Jaquette,
superintendent.
CATHoLIC-iiev. Father Tracey.
Beginning sunday, January 9th, services al
II O'Clock, a. NJ, and every other Sunday ut s
O'Clock, A. NJ.
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Tomato Growers TO convene.

President John Tyler, of the Tomato
Growers Association. of Cumberland
county, has called a meeting for January
18th, at Bridgeton, to fix upon a price for
growing tomatoes by the farmers for the
canning factories. Last year the farmers
united and demanded $3.50 per ton for
tomatoes, which was 80 cents more
than the factories would give. consequent
ly but half a crop was raised and the can
ners did not get their full pack. The can
ners now say they will not pay over Sc for
the tomatoes.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-04
weather r.urtug December.

The mean temperature OF the weather
during the month of December was 35.S
degrees, the highest temperature being 81
degrees on the Goth and the lowest - de-
grees on the 22d. The greatest daily
range of temperature was 23.6 degrees.
The total deficiency in temperature since
January /, 1888, was 4s1 degrees.
The number of clear days during the
past month was "A; fair days, Z; cloudy
days, 10.
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Miss Sallie Dickinson is visiting friends
in Camden.
Mrs. Carrie Hiles has been spending a
few days at her former home here.
Aaron Coles is contemplating a trip
south as far as North Carolina soon.
Miss May Lenter, of Philadelphia. was
among the recent visitors to Woodstown.
Miss Bessie Hancock, of Salem, has
been the guest of Miss Lena Dickinson for
a few days.
Charles B. Smith, of Westville, was in
town on Monday, the guest ef his brother,
W. Harry Smith.
Mrs. Mary and Amy Hillman, of Cam
den, spent New Year with Mrs. Lizzie
Madara at Harrisopyille.
Mr.. Walter Steward and wife, of Annap-
oils, Nd, have been visiting relatives in
our town during the week.
Misses Lena and Lille Dickinson, OF
Salem street, entertained several friends at
their home last Friday evening.
Miss Mary Hickey, of Woodbury., and
the Misses Hackett, of Salem, were guests
Of Mrs. Ruth B. Stow recently.
Clifford Clark, son of Charles Clark, Of
South Woodstown, has returned to his
home in Brooklyn after spending Christ
mas here.
Mr.. John Daniels, a student at Yale Col
jege, son of Rev. Josiah Daniels, well
known here, was one Of Woodstown's
guests last week.
Clayton Ruff, Of Woodstown, who has
been in the employ of Strawbridge and
Clothier for a short time, slipped while
jumping from a street car lately and broke
his wrist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jedediah Dubois celebrated
the fifteenth anniversary of their wedding,
at their home in Daretown last : week.
About so friends were present, and rendered
their congratulations.
Mr.. Frank Richman and wife, Miss
Lizzie GaskilD, were rendered a reception
at the residence of Charles Richman, near
Sharptown, on Tuesday, New Years Day.
The guests were handsomely entertained.
and the affair a most enjoyable one.
The graduates of the Teachers State
| Reading Circle for the year have just been
announced. Those for this county are: N.
ID. Avis aud Miss Mary Paul, Of Woods
town; ]. r. Wilson, Elmer; Z. 5. Richards,
Misses Emily G. Wallace, Mary Z. Morri-
son, Mary S. Shoemaker, Susan l.. Jones,
Sarah f. FTeas. Annie Fogg. Mary j.
Hall, Jennie T. IIackett, John r. Filter,
Eliza E. J~acquette, Sallie A. Smith. Han
nah p. Dilks and Ida A. Kirby, Of Salem.
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Jan 5th-Jo siah NJ Brick. executor Charles
Elkinton, real estate near Pennsgrove.
+" l6th-I + Reeves, personal property, Al
loway township.
Feb 2d--Sheriifis sale of land of Savanna Camp
bell, on Mill street, Wooastown.
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Office hours, 600 a. NJ. to 500 p N.
Office hours for money order business. ZOO
A. to TOO P. NJ.
MAILs-Close at AS and SOB A. M, 1873 and
Alb p. M. Arrive at 9.39 A. NJ, 800 and 90 M
SALEM MATLs-Close ut 919 A. NJ. and 4.4O T. M.
Arrive at 1898 and 4.15 p. NJ.
SHARPTowN h~AIls-Closea at 9. 80 A. M. Arrive
at 7.30 A. NJ.
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1ireetnru.

on and after Oct. 18Th. ls8s.

Trains going north.-7.07 and S.l3 A. NJ. 10 az
and 4.23 L. NJ. Sundays, 7.42 A.. NJ, and 4I53 p. M
Trains going south.-9.29A A. NJ, 2.47, $50 and
8.55 P. NJ. sundays, 9.33 a. NJ. and 6.39 P. NJ.
Trains leave Philadelphia.--S. 20 A. MI 80. 40
and 40 P. NJ. sundays, SIS a. N. and 515 p, M.
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.sast over N county lines.

AsFt AhS Nhh 1SSssN
The railroad bridge above Asbary station
is being repaired.
The January term Of the Cumberland
county ourts commenced on Tuesday.
Robert Shoemaker, who was assaulted
at his home near Swedesboro, by Bernard
Murtagh, is now out Of danger.
Since the residents of MulIica Hill and
vicinity have been enabled to receive their
freight via w. s d. r. r., the freight re-
eeipts at Clarksboro station have fallen of
at least fifty per cent.
John Jones, a young colored man said to
hail from Yorktown, has been detected
stealing the Inner kettles of the employees
of the rolling mill in Bridgeton and com
mitted to Jail.
Joel Bell, an old resident of Small GIou-
c%ester, above S~wedesboro, dropped dead in
the church at that place on Sunday morn
ing while on his knees in prayer. Coroner
Hoffman was notified aud decided that
death was caused by apoplexy, he having
had two paralytic strokes before this.
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ing prepared with the utmost care, is de-
signed to remedy all this. and will IN
doubtedly be passed.
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UManan1aker,s

more diligently than ever our
daily story.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-04

Chemises.

Muslin Chemises, square neck, Hamburg edg
ing on front, neck and sleeves. 80 cents each
The best tce haes ever been able to offer q
the price.
Heavy Muslin Chemises, eorded yoke. with
hamburg edsfng on neck. yoke and sleeves
a cents each
Cambria CheInises. square neck, with TorehoT
lace on front. neck andsleeves, IS cents each
worth fully q.
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P1LEsGRovn LIBRARY AND READING RI

OPEN SATURDAYS FROM 300 TO 800 p. M.
second story Riley's Building.
Membership fees............ 500
AHHudi 4l.UU
Permits granted for the use of books at r
cents per week, on application to any of the
trustees.
T.. S. FoGa. Secretary
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Fruit of the Loom Muslin Drawers, with three
tueks and hem, p cents each. This exeeis
all former efforts at cheapness,
The same as the foregoing, with more tueks,
81 cents each.
Muslin Drawers. rufles and double rows OF
three fine tucks each, IS cents.
Same as above, with more tucks, ~ cents each.
Cambria Drawers, fine quality, fully tucked,
80 cents each.
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0Manalnaker's

800 Aprons, sheer embroidered cambria tuck
ed, and cambria embroidered The prices
have ranged from - cents to S2.50each. They
are now from 10 cents to 81 .25 each.
los pairs Pillow shans. Prices were g to 81. Is
a pair, are now from 81 to s2l3-
During the holiday trade these
goods are sold mostly by sample,
some are used for decoration
and display, and therefore be-
come soiled. The goods thus
offered at an average of less
than half are perfect except soil
ed
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Bed Linen:

French sheeting, ~hand-woven. natural finish
80 inches wide, q regular H-ousekeeper'
sheeting Linen. sc. a yard: match it at SIG
Heavier, and 95 inches wide, at 75c. a yard. w
don't know its equal at s1.00 just 100 piece
to sell.
Linen sheets, Pillow Cases, and the like goth
same gait.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
EATING VEGETABLES.

In n substantially vegetable diet, eggs,
cream and cheese should occasionally he
used, NIL of which contain much solid
nutrimcnt. About onc-third of the egg
is nutrition, and good cheese contains Il
still larger proportion. Butter IS also
food. An eminent chemist declares
there is "more strength stored up in an
ounce of butter than in two ounces of
meat, although butter will not furnish
material to build up the tissues of the
body like bread and meat Yet butter,
with eggs and cream or cheese in n
moderate amount. will generate all the
animal heat and force needed, Just ms
coal and wool generate heat under the
boiler of an engine # has been de-
monstratcd by experiment that one pound
of boiled beans contains eighty seven
per cent. of nutrition, while beef contains
only twenty-six per cent. boiled peas
give nincty-three per cent. against
poultry, which yields twcnty-six per cent,
and veal, which gives only twcnty-four
Good Housekeeping.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06

First he stroked the animals loug ears
back over his head aud tied them fast.
Next he took a thick, heavy wig of curly
hair, and placed it across the animals
temples to give it the effect of human
hair. This wig was made fast under
meath the ears, where it would be out of
sight, and then the big stovepipe hat was
placed upon the head. TWAS tied under
the tied-down cars of the mule Next
the manager put on MIR. Mules forward
pair of trousers. They were put on not
without difficulty, however, for the mule
didn't seem to fancy being dressed up.
They were made fast over his shoulders
by means of a gigantic pair of suspenders,
and the animal was ready for the other
pair. These were soon adjusted so as to
cover his hind legs, and were secured to
belt on his back. Then came the coat,
which was Il marvel of workmanship and
size. When it was put on and the ami
NAL made to stand so as to face directly
toward the front with curtain arrange
ment to conceal his quadruped construc-
ton, people ~ho came in to see the mys-
terry saw him just as he is pictured in
the first of the photographs taken of
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06

The next morning after that ruinous,
but to some extent unexpected failure,
Arthur Floyd was found suspended by
the neck to great beam in his own barn,
and quite dead when discovered. Susan
Joy had just received Il call from her
aunt, Mrs. Gladstone, when the sad news
of the suicide reached them.
"Whcrc should have been now had I
accepted the pearls!" was all that Susan
said.
"1ndccd, dear. you were wiser than /,
after all, confessed Mrs. Gladstone
Neto York Ne,cs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06

Agreeably to the promise given him
before marriage, Mrs. Joy surrendered all
her property in her husbands hands. and
he immediately set up for himself in IA
Limited way in the same line of business
as the Fioyds
AS Susan had prophcScd before their
marriage, his business grew, and its
growth proved a healthy and profitable
one. In five years Susan's Sl2. 900 had
multiplied to $40, 600, and Harry JOY was
beginning to be spoken of rs one of the
heavy men" of Springvalc.
But during that five years great
change had come over the fortunes of
Arthur Floyd
Ills father had died, leaving him in
iull control Of his extensive business. For
n while things seemed to 90 rs smoothly
as ever with Arthur, though prudent pco.
pie observed that he was becoming dnilv
more fond OF the wine cup and the dis.
reputable company of fast men and pro-
fessional gamblers. He let his business
go at loose ends, trusting to the integrity
OF the statesmen he employed, and they
robbed him. lie spent much Of his time
Ill the city, and rumor reached Spring
vale one day that he had lost $50, 900 at
iaro In ono night nearly twice the
amount OF money that Harry Joy had
mad to commence business upon.
From this time Arthur Floyd became
more reckless and dissipated than ever,
and cautious people began to whisper OF
impending bankruptcy, and, sure enough,
II came sooner than the most observant
had predicted. An officer from the city
arrived one day and closed down upon
everything. He had been running his
business for long time on the strength
OF acredit which his father had pre-
viously established for the house through
ais business tact and integrity.
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RECIPES.

Soft Gingerbrcad-Onc cup of molas.
SEES, one cup OF sugar, three ourths cup
OF shortening. one cup of sour milk, two
tcaspoonfuls of soda. two teacupfuls of
flour IA little more may bc requircb.
Delicious Muffins-Onc quart of flour.
one pint of milk, onc-half pint rich
sour cream, one teaspoonful of salt, one
level teaspoonful of soda, butter the size
OF an egg, seven eggs we'll beaten and
added last. Bake in muffin pans.
Cream Bscuit-Threc pints of flour,
one teaspoonfu! of soda, one tcaspoonful
OF salt, butter the size of an egg. one
half pint Of sour cream, sweet milk suf
iicicnt to finish mixing it into rather II
soft dough. Mould or cut with ring.
Bake quickly.
Breakfast Bacon-Slicc very thin, cut
off the rind, or cut it at half inch inter
walls, put on the fire in plenty of cold
water, boil gently for ten minutes, then
dry 1t on clean cloth, put it in frying
pan and quickly brown on both sides
season with pepper.
Cottage Checse-Cottagc cheese is
made of buttcrmilk If loppercd milk
is used, heat and drain thoroughly
through flannel bag, and mix with
sweet cream and salt to taste Made the
right way, it is not sour, claycy mass,
but sweet and inviting.
Minced Veal-Takc an cartLcn dist,
and put in it layer Of bread crumbs
over this place pieces of butter, then a
layer of minced cold veal, with salt and
pepper; then more crumbs, butter, veal
salt and pepper. When the dish is full.
with layer Of crumbs for the top, pour
over it an egg, beaten we'll, and mixed in
half cup of milk Bake until brown
Goldfish Ia Mode-Pick up tcacup
Of salt goldfish very fine, and frcshcn.
the desiccated is nice to usc-tvo cups
mashed potatoes, one pint cream or milk,
two well beaten eggs, half a cup of but.
ter, salt and pepper, mix; bake in an
carthen baking dish from twenty to
twenty-five minutes: serve in same dish,
placed on small platter, covered with a
fnc napkin.
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hnatcd him "''''
An used him up most scandaloua, did Big
Mouth Jim.
The fun OF tho whole bizncss was that Old man
Thomas swore
That Jim was right in all he did, an wouldn't
bounce him, nor
Allow him to be put upon or bullyrnggcd asin :;
but perfection wasn't needed. for nobody cared
DISTINCTION IA tho second man rs Big. Mouth
had licked;
So jim went on la-workin' like before ho over
An everybody stood in nwo an much respected
him,
An tho world begin to brighten up for Bi-.Moutb
Jim.
Then ono day OF Mis- Thomas who was watchin'
things quits sly,
Give jim kind o. gentle hint-a twinkle In her
oye-
An Jim, who hadn't never hoped 10 have q word
To say,
Wa5 mn'lo to sorter realize his lovo want
throwed away
lilo couldn't scarce boliovo 1t. but he braced his
nerve and went
To Jennie. an lie told her how ho loved her, ali
content
To jost say nothin' an be round where abe might
smile on him.
But now ho hoped sho DO the wilo of Big -AIou til
Jim.
how women are;
Whom loves weighed in the balance they nln :;
loolttn very far
Fer fancy ;4s, az beauty--what ,hoy wants
a good plain man:
They amt a-:inda' nary faulc with Haturos
general PLAZA.
The rest of II all happened Ike story or
plny:
The wed'iin' wa ai regular in tho good old-fasll-
ioa!ed way.
An whom the icrst was ovor MI tho lamps was
buruin dim,
Jim.
Ho told how Jcnnio's parents had both died
when she was small.
An how they laft 10 him in trust for her thoir
farm an ALL
An how sno was OF age that day an ho allowed
at sho
Would hcnccforth need tho title docda to all her
property;
ME simply took
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
Dir. Speitzer (enthusiastically)-"Ach
Dot Wagner musick was sound human
most sometimes. Life.
The BARRIERS Pole.

The barber formerly was surgeon as
well as barber, inasnuch as he practised
oiood-letting. The pole was used by the
barber-surgeon for the patient to grasp
while his blood was let; and Il tillet or
bandage was used for tying the arm.
When the pole was not in use, the tape
was twisted around it, and it was hung
out ~ a sign. Afterward, instead of
hanging out the actual pole used in
operating, pole was painted with stripes
around 1t IN imitation of the real pole
and It's bandages; hence the BARRIERS
pole. -Lippinc0tt
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ThilnderstOrhyS.

A German periodical gives statistics
concerning the frequency of thunder
storms in various regions of the world.
Java has thundcrstorms on the average
ninety-seven days in the year; Sumatra.
eighty-six; IIindoostan, fifty-six; Borneo.
tifty-four; the Gold Coast, fifty two; Rio
Gle Janeiro, fifty-one; Italy, thirty eight;
West Indies, thirty.six; South Guinea,
thirty two; Bmenos Ayrcs, Canada and
Austria, twentythrcc; Baden, Wurtem-
berg and Hungary, twenty two; Silesia,
Bavaria and Belgium, twcnty-onc; Hol.
land, eighteen; Saxony and Brandenl,urg,
seventeen; France, Austria and South
Russia, sixteen; Spain and Portugal, fiji,
teen; Sweden and Finland, eight; Eng.
land and the high Swiss mountains,
seven; Norway, four; Cairo, three. In
cast Turkestan as well rs in the extreme
north, there are almost no thunderstorms.
The northern limits OF the thunderstorms
are Cape Ogle, northern part of North
America, Iceland. Novaja Semclia and
the coast Of the Siberian ice sea.