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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26
1yin,.r rroyis,ons for Fees.

1t is unfortunate to be compelled TO furnish
food to bees at any timo during winter. The
proper time forthis is in the autumn months
Bees that lack stores should be fed enough
in warm weather to last them the entire win
ter. We cannot count much OF colonies that
nre destitute Of stores at the beginning OF
winter. The process of feeding as usually
done will not answer in cold weather, as it
will prove destructive to the bees. Many
careless persons are caught in this predca-
ment, the work having been put off from
time to time. Late feeding is the cause OF
much disaster. and it should be avoided by
all means. But if we are compelled to pro-
vide food at such time we must do the best
we can under the circumstances.
Sealed honey i possible to obtain frames
of it, would be much tho best thing, bat when
this is not TO be secured we must provide
candy made from granulated sugar A little
water is added to start it boiling. No more
water should be used than will just serve to
dissolve the sugar, for if much is used it will
require longer to boil out. Ten or fifteen
minutes is long enough to boil, when it may
,be poured into vessels suitable TO mold it
Unto two or thrce-pound cakes. This candy
must be placed in the hive where the bees
have access to it at all times, and the hive
must have protection of chaff packing or be
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26
GRAPE VINE PRUNING.
the FAIL BECOMING A POPULAR
TIME FOR TT.

Some OF the Reasons for Ressrving
This Season for the WOrk--Points i'm
Which Judgment and Intelligence
are Required-The Best Time to Pla mt
Vines.
February was formerly considered the best
time to prune grape vines, says writer IN
Garden and Forest, but of late years 1ait
pruning has rapidly grown in favor, ana
November is now chosen for this work by ex-
pert vine dressers. The milder weather that
is apt to prevail and the absence OF snow
make 1t far moro comfortable for the opera
tor. and vines that have been ovcrtaxed and
failed to mature their fruit can be treated
with better judgment when their condition is
fresh in the owners mind, than if the work
is deferred till February, when their condi-
ton may have been forgotten.
Another reason for fall pruning is, that the
removal of surplus wood allows the vine to
devote all its energies to more thoroughly
ripening the remainder. The maturing and
hardening of the wood is not complete when
the leaves fall, ueither is all wood apparently
ripe sufficiently SO to pass the winter unin-
jured. This winter killing of the young and
immature wood is the strongest argument in
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26
Pretty Afternoon Dire sses.

Pretty afternoon dresses are made of fawn,
gray, tan-colored, dark-blue, or golden-olive
French camel's hair. These graceful home
toilets are quite artistic and picturesque in
effect, being cut in princesse fashion and
slightly trained others are Grecian in style.
the clinging draperies arranged with consum"
mate skill and beauty. There are silken or
tnsel girdles at the waist, and soft Greoian
draperies over the chest. Other models again
take on the popular directoire and empire
effects, the severe fronts parting over petit
coats that in some cases have one wide band
OF emhAoidery at the foot, and in others have
perpendicular stripes much narrower in
width, reaching from belt to hem. In either
case there is shirt waist. banded or striped
to match
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26
100 Ladies' wanted.

And 100 men to call on any druggist for
a free trial package of Lanes Family Med
iciae, the great root and herb remedy, dis
covered by DIR. Silas Lane while in the
Rocky Mountains. For diseases of the
blood, liver and kidneys it is positive
cure. For constipation and clearing up
the complexion it does wonders. Children
like it. Everyone praises it. Large size
package, so cents. At all druggists.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

The best vines to plant are those one and
two years old, the roots of which should be
shortened into about ten inches in length.
When older vines are wanted by inpatient
people they should have been transplanted
yearly, 50 as to be supplied with we'll
branched fbrous roots. which this short
ening in process secures. Such vines,
properly planted, will bear full crop earlier
than the younger ones, but. in two or three
years, the latter will overtake them. A stake
should be set with every vine, and one, or, at
most, two shoots, allowed to grow the first
season; they should be tiod to the stake at
intervals.
What is known as the Kniffen system OF
training, and its improvement, arc the sim
piest Of any have ever tried and they have
therefore, become more widely adopted per-
hips than any other.
The cut Gig Il illustrates the system mt n
slance The vine on the left shows the origin
nal idea, pnre and simple; that on the right
The improvemement, which consists of grow
ing two trunks, from near the ground. Fig
2 gives d vine as it appears before prut Ing
and Fig. the same vine after pruning.
eFhe Best Thing About :, Girl"
The best thing about Il giri is clleerfulLess.
No matter how rudy her check may be, or
how yelvety her lips, II she wears a scowl
even her friends viii eonsdc: Der ll-loo
ing; while the young lady who illumirates
her countenance with smiles will be regarded
as handsome. though her complexion be
coarse enough to grind ni,tmess on. As
perfume is to the rose, SO is goodn:. re TO
the lovely.--New York I.edo'r
I'll regarded as efIeminate 10 wear pulse
warmers, but this fact does not dssuads
many dudes from doing so. Some bright
hues ,tre displayed for the holiday season, u
notable pattern being in Gobelin grounds
With gaudy stripes
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

paced in the cellar. The blocks OF candy
should be placed directly on the frames over
the cluster and thoroughly packed above.
As the heat OF the bees naturally rises ana
the candy is pr tected so as to retain the
heat the bees will cluster about it at all
times.
This feed is healthy for bees and may be
recommended in high terms as q preventive
of dysentery, and be used even if the colony
has abundant stores. l have wintered colo
ni.s on this alone, as an experiment, but
prefer some honey in the hive, especially in
the latter part of the winter when breeding
should commence. This candy is largely
used in early spring, from the beginning OF
March if colonies are found short of pro-
visions Bees will desert their own stores
entirely for it, and will work on it as long as
it lasts. Dysentery is most likely to make it
appearancein March, and in many cases iced
has proved the means OF curing it. colony
will winter on it with less appearance OF
dysentery than on any quality of honey, but
the colony must be well protected from cold,
as the bees cannot form as compact clusters
as when on the combs.
..... ,.o,.uc-ure;tsted vest, so ioi.s only q
recollection, is slowly but surely coming te
the front again. One can occasionally be
seen on the avenue nowadays.
A NEW thing in the way of il bosom pro-
teetor-to be worn with dress suits is q
quilted satin or silk pad, shaped on the lines
of shirt front and opening Ike the shir
bosom.
AS a special holiday fancy, big puff scars
made OF silk in pearl, gold, lilac or buf
grounds, With bright or black llautes, sui
as cresccnts, shields or flowers, arc priae:
ky seekers s,ftcf r. vel effects.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

closer pruning than others, and il is on this
point that intelligence and judgment are
needed. Short pruning gives increased size
and fine clusters in small space. Doubling
the space may result in doubling the num-
Der of clusters, but not the weight of the
crop.
The ground where vines are planted
should be naturally dry or made so by drain
age, and sufficiently fertile TO insure good
growth. Those who have doubts on this
point often propose to dig in plenty Of stable
manure, to which I say, mol unless it is
thoroughly decomposed. Otherwise put it
on the surface as mulch and the fertilizing
properties will find their way to the roots.
Coarse or fine bone can be placed in direct
contact with the roots without injury, and
almost any of the standard commercial fer
tlizers may be worked into the soil at plant
ing time, but unfermented manures should
be placed on the surface.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

In the first figure is illustrated suit for q
girl of six or seven years, Of plain and
striped suiting: Side plated skirt, straight
collar wide revers, and cuffs of the striped
materials; gathered waist, plain sleeves, and
full apron of plain material. One yard of
striped seyen-cights of a yard Of plain mate
rial required.
The next figure shows a small girls dress
of plain and fancy sHiting: Skirt and dfa-
peries of plain material; long, half-httinS
waist and sleeves of fancy goods; very wide,
turned-oyer collar and cuffs OF velvet; bow OF
wide ribbon set at the collar on the front of
the waist One yard OF plain, three quarters
of a yard of double-width suiting, one-haif
yard of velvet required.
Next is girls dress of Henrietta cloth:
Skirt in side plaits; full, short apron drapery
extending from sash ends at the back; plain
waist with side-plaited front, finished with
pointed yoke of brocaded velvet; collar OF
plain velvet; plain close sleeves, with narrow
velvet cuffs. Four yards of Henrietta cloth,
one-half yard of velvet required.
Wraps for misses must not be neglected
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

decoration. modern lamp shade might
also be taken for lady's couture, so resplen-
dent is it, frequently, with feathers, flowers
and ribbons, It says.
On the other hand, a simple square of silk
Or silk handkerchief with hole cut i'll the
middle for tile lamp chimney is a favorite
style of lamp shade; and u flounce of lace
with deep fringe Of colored silk crocheted
10 the lower eige is as pretty and effective as
it is simple, fer such a purpose. Paper
lowers make pretty decorations. and even
whole shades are madeo them.
In the varied designs there is scope for the
employment Of great variety OF material
aot by any means necessarily expensive; for
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

Here is a pretty and useful little gift which
boy can make out of couple OF clothes
pegs. Stick them together, screw three little
brass hooks into them, gid or paint them
some pretty color, and tie on ribbon OF the
same shade to suspend them by. In this
way you will have as pretty key and button
hook rack as could be asked for, all for very
little work and the cost of few cents.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

favor Of winter pruning, its advocates claim
ing that no mistake can be made then, as all
wood that has safely passed the winter up to
that period will continue to live. This is
true, but the loss Of any wood after pruning
is generally too insignificant to be worth con-
sidering.
Unless these canes have attained diame-
ter OF three-eighths of an inch or more, they
should be cut back and the process repeated
till they acquire that size. Vines thus treated
will make canes OF much greater value than
If they had been allowed to grow and had
been left to themselves.
The vines are generally ready for trellising
and training on any system that is decided
upon the second season after planting and
may be allowed to bear o bunch or two
of grapes. Many persons are SO anxious for
fruit that they allow the young vine to over
load itself and thus receive a check from
which it often takes years to recover.
The vigor and growth OF vines vary so
widely in different varieties that some require
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

Here is a small boys sut Of plain and
striped goods Knee trousers Of plain ma
terial blouse waist Of striped goods, with
with wide collar Of velvet; the collar is
trimmed with eerd. Cap made of plain and
striped cloth with ribbon ends. Three quar-
tiers of Il yard Of double-width striped goods,
one half yard Of plain material, one quarter
OF yard OF velvet required for suit.
Next is boys suit OF diagonal: Knee
trousers with buttons at the sides; Norfolk
blouse with belt aud pocket-lids and narrow
turncd-oyer collar: plain sleeves with bias
cuffs Cloth cap with visor One and three
quarter yards of diagonal required.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
"ar.1RY CHRISTMAS

Bessie Gray was four years old,
Mamma 5 black-eyed. only daughter;
Cunning ways and odd conceits
Bessie's four short years had brought her.
Loving faith In Santa Claus
Childish tale and song had taught her,
And on Christmas morn she rose.
Sure the saint some joy had wrought her.
Smiling at her stockingful
Papa found her when he sought her!
merry Christmas, Bessie Grayl'
And he kissed her as he caught her.
Mamma" said the happy child,
When the day to night had brought her,
"Mary Christmas surely is
Santa Claus lovely daughter
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

an end OF ribbon, tulIe or lace, left from the
manufacture Of ball dress or bonnet, and a
few pretty artificial flowers or q feather not
in use can be pressed into service for Il dainty
lamp shade, which is always desirable pos
session and an appropriate gift.
In the example first shown here we have a
V:jlenciennes lace lamp shade This is mada
sf piece of ValeIciennes flouncing, gathered
over shade Of rose-eolored silk, and decor
tied with sprays of pink acacia blossoms
falling like q fringe from the wreath around
.ae top. This is arranged oyer an ordinary
wire lamp shape, and any Kind of lace, either
black or white, may be used instead of the
Faleneiennes, as well as ether flowers and
fninS, according to taste.
The second picture is of a flower lamp
shade. The foundation is a common paper
amp shade; or the paper can be removed and
stffrened net cut to the same shape and placed
On the frame instead. On this an assortment
Of artificial flowers and grasses may be
sewcd. Paper flowers have charming eff
ieet, and q rose or daisy lamp shade is a
beautiful idea. Natural flowers may be ar
ranged in the same way, also, as Il dinner
able decoration, but they must be of a kind
Thieh 90 not wither too quickly, as the heat
s very destructive TO their beauty. Roses,
,amelias, and carnations are the best for
iach Il purpose.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

Pillows and holsters made Of good tick
ing and filled with II lbs of new feathers,
at 81. 80 for the Srsirs set at L. b. Hum
phreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

You can get q 8 H. box OF best Satin
Gloss starch for Is cts, or 6 lb. box for
IS cts. at Humphreys store.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

Gduze fans, through which run lines OF
narrow ribbon, arc 10 longer novelties in
themselves, and depend upon the beauty eI
design used. On one the ribbon runs so as / 0
form a lattice winGow, which frames u dainty
Girl painted amid blooming flowers.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

Ifyon have any need for dishes see our
immense stock before yon buy. We have
nearly all kinds, E. b. Humphreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

One hundred new linen salt sacks for
farmers towels, 30 cents. at E. B. Hum
phreys & Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-26

some of the Designs that Fair Fingers
may Fashion in Moments of Leisure.
Odds and Ends Used in the Making
that Cost very iittle-Great Variety
in Materials
Almost everything that is used to adorn
the person is employed in decorating the
coun.asss critics with which the fashionable
over of faney-worh fills her own and her
friends apartments. The current number o.
Demorest's magazine illustrates this phase OF
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-11-14
THANKSGIVING.
The Proclamation Issued by the
Governor OF Iowa.

State OF Iowa.-thanksrlying procla-
mation--by the Governor, As another
year is drawing TO It's close. Il be-
comes our duty MS n people TO be agaln
mindful of Him who hns crowned ms
with peoce. happiness and plentv. His
mercy and goodness have kent from us
war and pestilence, have blessed us
with most abundant crops, have multi.
piled churches and schools md have
preserved the security of life and
property within oul. borders.
Now, therefore, +. VIM. Larrabee,
Governor OF the State OF Town, do
hereby designate Thursday, the TWEEN.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-11-14
THE LEWIS-HOWARD FEUD,
Judge Lewis Says the Reports Have
Been Greatly Exaggerated.

The Louisville Courier-Journal has
received letter from Judge Lewis, OF
Harlan county, Ky, regarding the re-
cent troubles there in which he says
the reports have been greatly exag-
geratcd. On October 10Th John How
ard was shot at by Finlay Smith for
some reason. Howard, who Is n broth
or of tho notorious Wilson Howard,
instead OF waiting for the authorities
to deal with Smith, sent word TO his
brother to come and help him wreak re-
venge on the citizens OF Mt. Pleasant.
Wilson Howard appeared on the scene
the next day with II posse OF seven men
and was joined by BENZ. Spurlock and
party afterwards. They announced
their intention TO take possession OF
the Court House and fight the matter
out. Judge Lewis summoned "A posse,
and made an attack upon II portion OF
the gang who were fortified In q
dwelling house, killing one and wound
ing four. The remainder OF the gang
fled in utter disorder. The whole
party of Towards then retired to Mar
tins Fork, where Judge Lewis follow
ed in q few days. On the way Glenn and
l.. ID. Hall, sympathizers of the How
ard gang, were overtaken, and ran
away when called upon to halt. They
were fired upon, and Hall was killed.
The Judge says he has thi"ty-seven
warrants out against Spurlcck 'cd his
men, and that they haye asked for
peace. Howard and his chief lieutcn-
ant have left the country, and the
Judge hopes the battle is over.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-11-14
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Five Men Murderousiy Attacked
and Their Assailant Killed.

Bayou Boeuf, a small station on the
Southern Pacific road, ninety miles
from New Orleans was the scene Nov.
7th Of terrible tragedy, in which
several were dangerously and two
fatally injured. While standing on the
platform OF the station Leon Thibo-
deaux was accosted bya stranger, who
slapped him roughly on the shoulder.
He objected to this, and the next
moment the stranger, without warning,
drew a long knife and stabbed him in
the neck and side. wounding him so
he could not rise His brother, Neil,
sprang TO his rescnc, but the stranger
stabbed him also and felled him to the
ground. Leon drew his revolver and
fired once at thedesperado, but without
effect. Melas Thibodeaux, a cousin OF
the wounded men, came TO their relief.
He met the same fate. Frank Penni-
slime. hearing the cries OF the wounded
men, ran up from the other side OF the
bayou. The stranger the next moment
plunged the weapon into Permission )
heart killing him instantly. The
The desperate seemed excited by the
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-11-14
DR.. Paddy Cox. a saloonkeeper, who

DIR. Paddy Cox, saloonkeeper, who
was sentenced from Des Moines county
to the Fort Madison penitentiary in
Nov. 1882, for q period OF fifteen years
for murder in the second degree, and
was pardoncd out by Governor Lar
rabee May 20, 1889, had his pardon
revoked by the Governor Nov 9th for
violations OF conditions Of the same.
He was given his liberty on condition
that he forever more refrain from
dealing in liquors or himself drinking
any intoxicants. Ever since that time
he has been running che OF the worst
groggeries in Burlington in direct
violation OF the law and his provisional
pardon. When young Howe was killed
in his saloon a short time ago, these
facts all came to light and Governor
Larrabee took the pains to have the
whole affair Investigated, and the old
mans fate was settled when several
judgments for selling liquor were
secured against him at Judge Stahl's
court at Mediapolis. On his return to
tho city the sheriff read the execu-
tive's order demanding him back to
his former quarters at Fort Madison,
where he was taken to serve out his
unexpired term. 1t is equivalent to u
life sentence, as Cox is already in his
Goth year. His wife and son are in
the county jail serving out short time
sentences. His daughter has just been
released from there, after the expira.
tion of a brief Incarceration for some
minor oflense.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-11-14
MONTANA A STATE.
Proclamation Admitting IL 60 the
UNION.

President Harrison has issued o
proclamation admitting Montana TO
tho Union Of States. The proclama-
ton Is not different in any essential
from those admitting the Dakotas. II
sets forth the various provisions OF
enabling and concludes;
Now, therefore, |, Benjamin Har-
rison, President OF the United States
OF America, do in accordance with the
act OF Congress aforesaid declare and
proclaim the fact that the conditions
imposed by Congress on the State OF
Montana to entitle that State TO adj
mission have been ratified aud accepts
ed aud that her admission TO the Union
IL now complete.
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
OF the United States to be affixed.
Done ut the city OF Washington this
eighth day of November, In the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty nine, and OF tho indopen-
dence OF the Unined States OF America
the one hundred and fourteenth.
(Seal.) BENJAMIN HARRISON.
BY the president:
JAMEsG. BLAINE, sccrotaryo OF state.