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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
Teak Baskets for Orchids.

The teak baskets which are commonly used
In England for growing cpiphytal orchids are
made Of wood obtained from broken-uP ships
in the London docks. The wood is supplied
in square rods about as long as ordinary
builders laths, though, of course, a good deal
thicker. The edges OF tho rods are rounded
off, and then they are cut into the required
lengths and pierced at each end with holes,
through which copper wires are inserted to
bind them together. Such baskets arc said
to last from ten to twelve years if thoroughly
cleansed whenever a plant is removed from
them. They are furnished in every size from
three inches to a yard square.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
FARM N GARDkN.

No less than 1000 species of Towering
plants have been collected at Mount Bair,
Tonkin, by NJ. Balansa, Il French explorer.
Numerous species OF Oak abound in the for
eSts.
NJ. Andre. commenting in the Revue Hor-
ticole upon re reprint of a catalogue pub
lished in 1880 by a French nu-rsery-gnrdener,
finds the fact interesting, that among the
thirty varieties of peach and sixty-onc of
pear are found all the best and most popular
varieties cultivated today, with the exception
Of those OF American oiigin.
The Revue Horticolc records the fact that a
nectarinc tree at Montrouge, near Paris, bore
the past season II crop of peaches, but no nee
tarines. This is not the first time that this
has been observed, anu it is not unusual to
find an occasional peach among na~ctarincs, q
fact which seems to point pretty clearly TO
the v~arietal origin of this fruit.
The Messrs. Vcitch have imported from a
French nurseryman specimens Of Il red
fruitcd Ivy, to which the name iTedera au-
~rentiaca has been givcnl No fruit has yet
been perfected on English soil, but, as II local
journal says, il flo variety fruits proliically
and is good in other respects, it should prove
O welcome addition to the list of ornamental
evergreen plants.
Tho cultivation Of rampas grass seems to
be spreading in California. Formerly the
only place where it was grown was. Sa.ta
Barbara, but no'9 largo plantations may be
found in many o;'ior mri.hborhoods. As the
grass needs n,tre..n.en alter cutting, but
to be dried liz thesun 10. Il few days, the cost
OF harvesting - small and the profits pro-
portionately Ia: %. A California journal do
clares thai an acre OF land will yield S250
worth OF plumes.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
Profitable Pickle Crops.

Profitable crops are always Il subject of in,
terest. Among other catch crops which give
little trouble, but yield much profit, the pickle
cucumber is one of the best. A farmer IN
Connecticut, planted an eighth OF an acre
last year and gathered Al, 900, which sold fol
Sl07.50 leaving profit OF SAP, or at the rate
Of S5j2 per acre. Those things are required
for profit in this crop-rich, Will
manurei land, well cultivated; the righl
kind OF seed, green prolific being the best
and nearby market, or else ability and op-
portunity to pack the pickles in brine in bar
rsis for sale at q later season.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22

entire cabinet the color Of the woodwork OF
the room in which tits to be placed. II you
wish itmore ornamental, paint the cabinet
pure white and when, dry, give it a coat of
varnish it will then have tho appearance
OF the enameled white wood, now so much
admired. After the yarnish is perfectly dry,
a delicate tracery of gilt in some graceful,
simple design can be made across the boxes
and on the board at top and bottom. This
little cabinet will be found very useful rs n
receptacle for curio, letters, or any odds
and ends.-Good Housekeeping.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
es in Business.

A writer in the Husbandman says that
he has known men who owe their success in
life to a change of location Or business, men
who dragged outs miserable existence once
but now by one decided change or move,
are prosperous and happy, but lo believes
from personal observation that such cases
arc exceptions, and not the rule. Whore
there is one man who bettors himself by
frequently changing location there are many
more who lose by changes.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
Protection To strawberry Beds.

Three years ago, first CT September, q
writer In Orchard and Garden cultivated his
strawberry bed rows four feet apart aud
sowed to oats, raking them in with a garden
rake. 1heSoats grew about eighteen inches
high before they were killed by frost, and
falling down made a splendid winter ~i,;otec-
ton. and left the ground mellow and moist.
Tho next berry season he did not cultivate
rntii after picking.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
what Capssoi il This.

Charlie, who was recently promoted to the
study Of geography, approached his mother
with the lines Of deep thought wrinkled in
his little brow.
"Mamma. do all big countries have capt.
tols?'
"Ycs, DEAR"
"Thcn what is the capitol of heaven2"-
Harper's Young People.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22

pattern needs them, by crossing from one
edge to the other several times with linen
floss: work the edges with button-hole
stitch, after the manner of worked eyes, for
hooks on dresses, only the bridges must be
firm and straight, yet like tho eyes should
not in any way be attached to the linen ex-
cept at each end; these finished, embroider
the design. Use heavy linen and work all
the outlines of the pattern with buttonhole
stitch; then take a small pair of sharp cis-
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
PATTERN FOR SCARF.

sors and cautiously cut out all the interstices
where the edge of the b%uttonhole stitch is
made,
Turn the scarf on the wrong side and see
that no travelled or raw edges remain.
The eut-work is rich, handsome, servicea-
be and wears we'll. When Hundred and
ir med on tho wrong side it looks like new 80
the scarf may be in constant use without
fear Of its losing its beauty, this to most
housekeepers is a great satisfaction and
camfort.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22

First, neatly haste dow the hens, and then
trace the pattern on each end it is not neces-
sary to have the scarf stamped. If there are
no printed patterns within reach, draw the
pattern on curtain. carpet or wall paper.
Make the lines black and distinct on strong
paper. so they may be traced oil On the linen
Often very beautiful designs can be obtained
in this way.
To avoid a double thickness madc OF the
hem on the sides of the pattern, carefully cut
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
In q New Place,

Professor B. D. Halsted, of the Agricultural
college Of Iowa, has removed to New Bruins
wick, New Jersey, to ACCEPT the chair of bot
any in Rutgers college, n to assume charge
of the horticultural department of tho agri-
cultural experiment tation. Professor Hal
sted will continue his special study Of Ameri-
can weeds, and will be glad to receive reports
in regard to plant pests from any part Of the
aNptinnnt
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
Downy Mildevv ON Grapes.

The Arkansas experiment station, Fayette.
vile, set out 165 varieties of grape vines last
spring, many of which were effected with the
downy mildew. IN July l, the Eau Celeste
or blue water, was applied with satisfactory
results. The mildew was completely checked
no further application being made for sin
weeks when it appeared again, this time
mostly on new foliage and on varieties no
easily affected. The station does not recon-
mend waiting until the mildew has appeared
but 10 apply the solution as q preventive te
all the varieties subject to the disease.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22

One day three-year-old Teddy climbed up
in a parlor chair 10 reach something he
wanted.
"Don't get up in that chair With your feet,
Teddy" said his mother.
The little follow looked down at his small
sxtremities with an air Of great surprise.
"Why, mamma" said he. II tan't tate 'em
off,"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
EOEIn not Keen

Shop without them. consider your Sui
phur Bitters q remarkable blood purifier.
| know of several people, whose cases we're
considered hopeless, that have been entire
ly cured by your medicine. The sale of
sulphur Bitters is so large here hat could
not keep shop without them. ELS. Yates,
Pharmacist, 90 Essex street, Law renee,
Mass.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
Uses for tina Horse Chestnut.

Few persons know that the fruit Of the
horse chestnut has any economic VALUE But
a recent report OF the agricultural depart
menti in Washington states that a -four is pre-
pared from it with which a paste is made for
the use of boo~kbinders-the bitter taste
preventing the attacks Of insects which arc
often so destructive when a more palatable
kind of paste is EMPLOYED.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22

exactly the width Of
the cigar boxes. Four
of these boxes will be
required TO make the
cabinet; they must all
be OF the same size
and shape. Use small
screws to fasten the
boxes on the board at
equal distances apart.
Place two screw-eyes
in the top ofthe board
SO it may be hung on
hooks fastened in the
wall for that p
The board may be
cut In I'm ornamental
design at the bottom,
or it can be left square
and still look we'll.
When the boxes have
been securely fastened
on the board paint the
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22

the hem as in diagram,
and unfold it, but do
not cut tho extra ror-
ton entirely off until
after the scarf is
worked, as it would
ravel out if cut. Now
hem down the sides and
then make little bars or
10 - IL
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
The Very Hest Ging+. snaps.

Ono large cup of butter and lard mixed :
one coffee cup OF sugar; one cup oil molas-
scs; one half cup OF water; one tablespoon
iuI Of ginger, one tca=pooniul Of c.ovcs, one
telspoonFnI Of soda dissolved in hot wafer.
Flour for il pretty stiff dough. Roll at thin
and bake quickly. They keep well.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22

temple, who are in the habit of piously in
vesting a few coppers in peas or grain for
their sustenance.
Despite the peculiar service to which it is
put, this building is not only charming to
look at, but suggestive of schemes which
might serve an American architect for work
of another Kind. Tho strong yet graceful
roof is, of course, its chief claim to admira-
ton; and although such a roof is used in
Japan upon sacred or semi.sacred ediiiccs
only, this canon need not bind foreigners
who fluid it beautiful.
Modified to suit our methods OF construc-
ton, yet not deprived of its essential charac-
ter, it might well be used to coversome minor
building in the neighborhood of an American
country home-a lodge or tool house, a sum-
%mer-house or well. Nor is the construction
and ornamentation of the walls devoid OF
interest for a people like ourselves, who are
often at one with the Japanese in using wood
without an admixture of more monumental
materials, but who have much to learn in the
way of using it in fashions at once simple
and strong.
Rich color, OF course, adds much to the
effect of such japanese buildings-so much,
that their beauty, displayed as it is, against II
background of deep green foliage, cannot be
appreciated from u black and white print.
The tagged path in front of the stable is a
good example of Japanese workmanship III
another and likewise interesting direction.
Wounds From Barbed Wire.
Valuable stock will often get into barbed
Wire fences. 1t is well to have some simple
remedies at hand, us many Of the cuts, ii
taken in time, may be readily cured, while II
neglected, an unsightly scar may remain, SER
iously impairing the value of the animals.
Ordinary liniments and salves are generally
TOO severe, even when the latter is plentifully
mixed with lard.
A preparation consisting OF ono part tur-
pentino and two parts of lard will soothe the
wound and keep away flies. Deep cuts can
be healed thus without leaving a scar. But
if the animal is not in good condition blood
poisoning may ensue and death follow. Pine
tar applied TO the parts affected will also
keep away flies, but ii has IL tendency to
harden the bare flesh and render it more
painful. A saive made Of bitter-sweet, and Il
little Pine tar mixed with it, will heat the
wound and keep away flies.
Ordinary cuts from q barbed wire fence,
when the animal is in good health, will often
heal rapidly without any application what
ever, provided the flies are kept away. A
simple remedy, which will not only keep away
the insects. but drive out maggot5 from
wounds where they are founda and heal them
rapidly is the following. Take the inside
bark of tho elder and boil in lard until Il
strong salve is made. Add n little tar APP
ply plentiiully and as frequently as neccosary
and unless the wound is extremely severe it
will ef-rn heal
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
A Novel Cabinet.
camfort.

A novel cabinet can be easily made of a
piece of thin beard about a yard long and
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22

The size Of the scarf is regulated by the
size of the buffet. Take a piece of butchers
or any heavy strong linen, have it exactly
the width of the buffet after allowing for the
hens on the sides; make the scarf long
enough to cover the top of the buffet md
hang down over each side about a quarter OF
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
PRETTY BUFFET SCARF
HOW TIE HOUSEHOLDER My GO
IBOUT 1T.

Butchers Linen the Material and the
Design may be Drawn from Carpet or
Wall Paper-Novei way of Getting
Some Beautiful Designs-Diagram of
the Hem lad Pattern.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
OUR FARMERS CORNER
JAPINEsE Stable TILT MAY FUR
NISH USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

The Lines of Roof May be Followed
for a Lodge, Tool House, Summer
uosse or wholesome of the Essentials
I'm Successfully Initiating japanese
Buildings.
This is neither a temple nor q dwelling,
but n stable. says Farm and Garden, yet-as
we might divine from its ornamentation,
which is much richer than that OF the habita-
lions of Japanese humanity-not q stable
destined for an ordinary steed. 1t houses
one Of the sacred ponies albino animals
with pink eyes-which arc frequently found
within the precincts OF large temples. These
ponies live on the charity of visitors to the
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-22
AThree-Horse Pole.

Devices for working three horses are
many md various. The picture herewith
Thomas County cat., 1889-02-14

are concentrating Cnelr eHOrLS on the
home and its surroundings The work
which is telling most on the masses is
that which teaches the women and
children to make home the dearest spot
on earth, the shrine in which God is
found If peace and purity are found
there.
This work must be non-sectarian.
We can not afford. il we are to Amer
icanize those who have come to live
among us-we can not afford to miss
one of this great body who form so
large part of our national life.
The churches can not do this work;
they have special part It can not be
done by organizations; their field will
always be limited one It is the work
Of teaching. not preaching; Of heart and
head, not head alone. 1t can be done
when every woman Of education and
refinement shares with one other wo-
man the richness and fullness of her
own spiritual and intellectual life.
Every effort that imparts intelligence.
permits free expression. that tends to
teach self-government. that permits an
equal share in responsibility for its sue
cess. brings the wage-earning woman
that much nearer the point where she
can deal intelligently with all questions
affecting her own labor and wages;
makes her that much better fitted to be
the wife and mother Of American citi.
senA That u her destiny. What an
Thomas County cat., 1889-02-14
A NEEDED REFORM.
Legislation Necessary for the Protection
of Working Women.

Legislation Necessary for the PROTECTION
of Working Women.
There are grave features now Incl
dent to the prOmiscuOus association OF
girls and women, with employees and
officials OF the opposite sex in factories,
mills and work shops which call loudly
for reform, effectual and speedy. The
indignities to which feeble innocence is
often subjected are sometimes so cruel,
that the patient sufferer, throwing
aside the modest instincts of her nature,
which had too long forbidden a proper
appeal for protection. makes it known
through proper channels, when the
public become for the time aroused and
give voice to righteous indignation.
There are cases where coarse and inn
moral men have been punished, and re-
form introduced in isolated cases, as
result of these sporadic exposures, but
no legal measures have been adopted
looking toward a general reform of
the evils of the condition of which we
refer.
We are glad to know, however, that
initiative steps have been taken in the
matter by Mrs. Barry, true friend of
her sex and an earnest worker for the
advancement of women. This lady has
herself been an employe in mills and
factories, and is therefore the better
qualified for the performance of tho
great work she has begun. 1t is her
purpose to secure legislation in the
premises and to have women inspectors
appointed. whose personal character
and whose official position as officers OF
the State shall command the respect
alike of employer and employe. It
shall be the required duty of these in
spectors that they shall give their per-
sonal attention to the surveillance Of all
establishments in which both sexes are
employed. This would, we believe, be
an effectual remedy for the evil and
would safely protect the interests of all
concerned. World.
Thomas County cat., 1889-02-14
UNJUST DISCRIMINATION.

The Emcient Services Of Noble Women
Ignored While the Basest Of Asa Have
Part In tho Laws Of State.
Year by year, almost month by
month. we carry to their graves the
noblest women, whose lives have been
blessings to the community. The news
paper press on such occasions gener
ously bestows its praise for the service
such women have rendered. 1t reports
with good will the posts they held
which blessed the State and the nation.
Their private virtues and their inesti-
mable worth are duly credited. All
this is right as it should be. But the
pity of it is that these women, able and
wise and interested to have good gov
ernment, are excluded by the laws Of
the State from any power to help make
it so. Is it not time to consider what
the State loses by such exclusion?
Even as matter Of good policy. to say
nothing OF principle, is it worth while
to continue to hold the sex to which
Abby w. May, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia
Crocker, and Lydia Maria Child be-
longed. to the political status accorded
to idiots, lunatics and felons?
Take the case of Miss May, the peer
less woman who was lately carried to
her grave. Miss Mays life was q con-
slant benedictiOn. When the last war
came it was at her home that the Sani-
tary Commission was organized. and OF
this branch of it she was president until
the close of the war. She was one OF
the founders of the New England Hos
pital for Women and Children. She
was the treasurer of the Cooperative
Dwelling-hOuse Society. She was one
of the founders of the New England
Woman's Club, of the Woman's Con-
gress, and of the Horticultural School
for Women. The Governor appointed
her on the State Board of Education.
which post she held for eight years.
She was four years on the Boston School
Board. All these were responsible
posts and nObly filled. But the law of
the State put Miss May politically with
the ignorant, imbecile and criminal
classes among men, denying her vote,
just as it denies it to them. The men
from the gutter have votes to make the
Government and laws worse. Miss
May had none to make them better,
though she was always a petitioner for
her right to vote. The pity of it is that
all the folly and wickedness among men
represents itself in the Government,
while the wisdom and worth OF women
is denied any share in it.-Lucy Stone,
in Boston Transcript.
Thomas County cat., 1889-02-14
The Boston Election.

Having learned their own value as q
distinct political power, women will
not be content to relapse into political
nonentity. Every woman who has
voted is a more independent, thought
full. public-spirited person for hav.
ing done her duty as . citizen.
The result opens the way for
q wider application of the principle It
answers many objections and removes
many difficulties Actions speak louder
than words. Women have shown that
they will vote whenever they are able
to vote on q question which enlists
general public interest 1.-THE presence
of 10000 women at the polls can Danish
profanity. drunkenness and disorder,
can transform roughs into gentlemen
and make policemen superhuous even
in the lowest precinctsof the North end
If it can bring out a fuller vote of the
men-if. in short, it can civilize our
city politics-why not double the num-
Der of women voters for mayor, alder
men and councilmen. and upon the
question Of liquor license: Municipal
reform ID Immediately needed. To
obtain it We must reform the voting
constituency. We must secure full
municipal suffrage for women. and do
away with class distinctions by remov.
ing the political disabilities Of sex.-
Woman's Journal
Thomas County cat., 1889-02-14
EFFECTS OF CREDIT.
Lots of Money Saved II You Abstain from
Running Bills.

Lots of Money Saved II You Abstain from
Running Bills.
1 see that there are things about
this ladies' shopping trade of ours that
you do not know. Let me explain
them. You see, we have two kinds of
customers and credit. For the
cash customer we take no risks and
grant no favors. For the credit GUS
toners we do almost any and every
thing they ask of US. We are glad to
get them and make every effort to
swell their number. Some houses
take note of where purchases are sent,
and whenever fashionable address ap-
pears on their shipping books write the
lady at that address Offering to put her
name on the credit list. Other houses,
like ours, dislike to force that trade,
and simply wait until such a lady asks
a favor of a days or a weeks accom-
mediation to pay for heavy purchase.
or else comes and asks in plain terms
to be allowed to run bill here. Then,
though she does not know how eager
we are. we jump to accommodate her.
A lady who has a bill at our store
spends all the way from so per cent. to
500 per cent. more than if she hadn't
Not only does she buy every thing she
wants at this store where she has q
bill. passing all the rest every day, but
she buys things she does not always
afford. You need not laugh; men
do the same thing. We are glad to
get men to run bills here as well as
women. It was only yesterday that
q gentleman told me that he had never
been thoroughly we'll dressed until we
let him run an account with US. He
used to hate to part with money for
things he could possibly do without,
but now he has dressing gowns,
pajamas, silk hose, scarfs plenty,
and the Lord knows what. He says
that when he gets our bill once a
quarter he is always pushed into doing
some extra piece of work-he is an
artist-in order to get extra money to
meet this expense. He is different
from most men, because he says this
spending money causes him to make
money, since he is driven to earn q
great deal more than he spends each
time that our bill comes in. But the
ladies can not do that, you say. No;
they simply fight it out or coax it out
of their husbands.-N. 7. Herald.