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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-11-22

Prof. Loisettc's memory system is
creating greater interest than eyer in all
parts of the country, and persons wishing
to improve their memory should send for
his prospectus free as advertised in another
column. Nov. lo-4t.
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Howard w. Crate, son of Rev. J. G.
Crate, died at the residence of his parents
in Elmer on Sunday, of consumption.
Annie Summerill, daughter of Col. John
w. and Lille A. Dickinson, died on Mon
day evening. This deceased had been in
poor health for some time past, and had
only recently returned from a health insti-
tuition in Connecticut. Her condition,
while not greatly improved by the trip,
was not thought serious, and but short
warning was given of the approach of the
death angel. Mr.. and Mrs. Dickinson
buried their eldest daughter in May last,
and are deeply sympathised with in their
sad bereavement. The funeral was held
this morning, interment being made In the
NJ. j.. cemetery at Sharptown.
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AL me county.

DtDJdlulu ". bOlc3 VI odicLi, HdFibS
been adjudged demented, was taken to the
Trenton Asylum on Monday.
The pipe orgapo of the Daretown Presby-
terrain church is being repaired by Prof.
Jardine, of New York, this week.
1t is rumored that the Elmer shoe man
ufacturers are thinking of removing their
plant to Vineland on account of the scar
city of help at Elmer.
County Clerk Kelly gave his official bond
for So, 600 or Saturday, and after which he
gave a dinner to a number of friends. The
new County Clerk took possession of the
Office IN Monday.
John S. Lloyd of Pennsgroye, was grant
ed an increase of pension last week. Pat
rick Canaan, formerly Of this county, but
now of Swedesboro, had MS pension re-ra-
ted and increased.
Mr.. Joel Coleman, of Aldine, has pur-
chased of Jacob Edwards, OF Elmer, his
house at Deerfeld. Mr.. Coleman will
move from his farm in the spring and his
place will be taken by his son William.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
judgment of the Salem County Common
Pleas in the matter of Redstrake VS. Swayze.
Swayse had been awarded damages for a
carriage broken by a telephone wire left
hanging low by men who were trimming
trees on the Redstrake property.
VIM. +. Elkinton, now the lessee of
Woods Upper Mill, has taken possession
of his recent purchase, the Cedar Grove
Mills, near Alloway. Mr.. Elkinton's son,
Charles will manage the Cedar Grove Mills
until his fathers lease of the Woods Mill
expires, March 18th next.
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G.. l.. Sinnickson announces that be has
bought the laundry business off. Ansink,
and will hereafter receive and deliver
goods at the jewelry store Of ID. W.
White. Goods received Monday will be
returned Saturday. All work guaranteed.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15


John Wilkes was as remarkable for
his ugliness as for being universally a
favorite with the fair sex. On being
asked the secret OF this. he replied that
it took him but FIVE minutes to talk
away his face.
1T appears that Mr.. Gladstone's
ancestors we're pirates. in 1865 Hal
bert Gladstone. a merchant in Edin-
burgh, was a member of the crew on
board the George, which sailed from
Glasgow to prey on the Dutch mer-
chantmen. M
&C. p Huntington, the railway
magnate, does not work on Saturday
or Sunday. because of his natural
religious feeling. He says he isn't
certain whether Saturday or Sunday
is the day appointed by divine decree
for rest, so he observes both.
in Buffalo recently John Graben-
steller and wife, Germans, celebrated
the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
marriage. One feature of tho event
was walk to the church where they
were married, followed by twelve Of
their children and one grandchild.
AN old man living in Weldsport,
N. r., wanted to be buried in a barrel
when he died, and although he had
had the barrel in his house for nineteen
long years his wife managed the
funeral to suit herself and he went
into a fifteen dollar coffin instead Of
the barrel.
There is in New York no moro
tireless theater-goer than Colonel Bob
Ingersoll. 1t is said that he has seen
over one hundred performances the last
year. He4is more fond Of comedy and
spectacular pieces than of high TRACE
dy, and he laughs consumedly at the
funny characters, or scenes, or pas
sa0es.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15
Moths il wooIens and Furs.

Most persons think it necessary to
hang their winter clothes in the open
air before packing them away for the
summer. Experience has taught us
that this method is not only useless
but injurious. The clothes certainly
do not need airing, having been in use
all winter most of them out of doors
and a moments reflection will con-
vince any one that clothing thus ex-
posed is more than likely to be seized
upon by the tiny moth millers which
fly about in such numbers during early
spring. Winter clothing should be
thoroughly brushed Immediately be-
fore being packed away, as 1t is liable
to receive the germs of destruction il
allowed to lie about for essn a few
minutes and if the tiny eggs OF the
moth are once deposited, we put them
comfortably away in the trunks with
the clothes, and irreparable mischief
is set on foot. Gum camphor is the
best thing 70 put with the clothing,
and about pound Of it should be used
in each trunk, but the most essential
part Of the whole proceeding is the
brushing All wooden garments that
are worn during the -shawls,
jackets. gowns. etc--should be taken
out Of the closets and brushed regular
Il If not kept in constant use. --Amert
can Agriculturist
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15
Working Corn.

We assume that corn has been
worked the first time, and that the
main crop on upland is now in good
order, with a good stand It should
now be the object OF the farmer to
push the plants forward as rapidly as
possible The richer or more highly
fortified the soil the more rapidly it
should be cultivated-the oftener it
should be plowed-for the simple rea-
son that it will give larger returns for
additional cultivation. There are
doubtless thousands of acres now
planted-.nook and corners here and
there, and occasionally whole fields
whose final yield will barely pay the
expense of three plowings Such
land should not have been planted at
all; having been planted, it were bet
ter perhaps to do the next best thing;
turn it out for summer pasture, or
SOW down in peas.
Make it a point to go over the corn
as often as once in two weeks at least;
every ten days would be better, pro-
vided rain has fallen in the mean
time. TO do this at smallest expendi-
ture of time, barrow or wide-expand-
ing cultivator is almost indispensable.
Five civilizations at intervals of two
weeks will cover just eight weeks, or
from, say April 10 to June Is. by which
time corn will be in condition to lay by.
With wide cultivator, this can be
done with ten burrows, or if we allow
four burrows with smaller pillow at first
blowing, twelve burrows in all. Three
plowings, three weeks apart (the old
rule) would carry the crop to. say June
%, but with the narrow, deep-running
implements would require probably
not less than twelve to fourteen fur
rows in all. Which is the cheaper
method, and which will give the larger
yieldP Somebody try it and report re-
suits.
OF course it is understood that peas
are to be planted in the corn, accord
ing to one of the several plans in
vogue. On good land, with rows moi
wider than four or five feet, we believe
it is better to wait until the last plOw-
ing and then put them in broadcast. =
Dixie Farmer
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15
THAcEERAY AND pIoKENs.



Comparison In Favor OF tho Author Of
-vanlty FaIr.'
ThaclSeray is to my mind, afar great
" novelist than. Dickens; because he
has, to a large extent chronicled the
manners, speech and sentiments Of
England during his own day. He dealt
chiefly with what is called good So
ciety and the completeness. the truth
fulness and the vividness of his picture
40 one can question. Dickens, though
perhaps more brilliantly equipped, had
no ambition to be truthful. He had
the romantic ideal in view. and
produced o series. of exceedingly
entertaining tales. which are in-
cidentally descriptive of man
ners. but caricatured, extrav-
agant and fantastic. The future his
torian, who should undertake to recon-
struct the Victorian England from the
romances of Dickens, would be justi-
fed in the conclusion that the majority
Of Englishmen during that period were
afflicted with come cerebral disorder.
He might with equal profit study
"Alice Behind the Looking Glass. !"
But Thackeray's characters, how dear
they are to us! There is chapter OF
social history bound up in every one
Of them. That was the way English
men acted during the first half of the
nineteenth century Thackeray's nov
OILS are an historical document of UNI
imperishable veracity.-Prof. Bowen,
in North American Review.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15
Farmers and Their Plaques.

A New Hampshire aper, which has
been studying the problem of insect
pests, declares that one-third Of the
product of the farmers toll is devoured
by these plaques and predicts that the
earth is about to swing into the age of
insects, as 1t has already passed
through the ages of fishes and reptiles,
and is now in the age OF mammals. 1t
suggests that the best way to fight
these winged enemies OF the farmer,
most of which are night-fiyers, is to
light torches and bonfres in eligible
places, let them fly into the flames and
burn them up. The well-known ten
dency of insects to fly into fire is re.
lied on to make the plan effective. A
better and cheaper way, however,
would be to abolish the shotgun. Let
insectivorous birds multiply, as they
will if not killed by sportsmen, and the
insects will be killed off better than by
fires. The farmers are largely re-
sponsible for their own misfortune, for
they permit shooting on their lands,
and too often indulge in the alleged
sport themselves. The way to save
their crops is to spare the birds. Phil
adelphia Inquirer.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15

A BosToN young lady defines love rs
ian inexpressibility accompanied with out
ward Rlloverishne6s.
EDWIN BooTH and Lawrence barrett are
both fond Of rare books and costly articles
Of vertu.
GEORGE PARSONS LATHRoP loves good
dinner, and his hobby is his collection OF
French books and their attendant series Of
illustrations Of a character bordering upon
materialism in art
If Chauncey Depew has any hobbies they
are all of such a nature as to endear him
still more TO the hearts of his hosts OF
friends. His chief mode of relaxation is
found in innocent play with his children and
the children of his friends.
THE Vanderbilts and Astors have Il g
means to indulge so many hobbies that II
is hard for any Of them to settle upon one.
Precision of routine IN daily life, social and
commercial, is the striking characteristic
Of the Astors, and may becalled their hobby.
JUSTICE BARRETT, the learned Supreme
Court Judge, had hobby, but it brought
him grief and sadness. Those who know
him best believe that he never has and never
can recover from the blow which he re
ceived when he found that his play, "An
American Wife," did not excite great en-
thusiasm. He has no hobby now.
BEN BUTLER dearly loves bit of slippery
elm, which he holds in his mouth and mas
ticates when he is not talking. His fancy
Of flower as an adornment for his coat Ii
well known. A particular hobby Of his Il
his assumption of great politeness with the
witnesses he is examining, and generally
driving mad. His 'pardon me-" his in
PRODUCTION to some torturing question, is re
markable.
"JosEpH A. CHoATE, the great lawyer
said one who claims his acquaintance as al
humble admirer, possesses great nervous
ness. His means Of relief are pennies anC
coins of any value, or a watch charm
While he is conducting a case he will pla.
with these, sometimes for hours. He i
very fond of a crimson color, and wears
red neclEtie invariably, possibly becaus
he knows that it harmonizes well with hi
brown, waving locks and his brown, eagi
eyeau
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15
coutagIoua blood Diseaae..

Ulcers, sores, pimples, itch, salt rheum,
etc, are evidences Of contagious blood dis
ease. It is manifestly duty to eradicate
blood poison from the system by use of b.
B. b Botanic Blood Balm), thus enabling
the sore places to heal, and thereby remov-
ing all possibility of other members of the
family becoming likewise afflicted. Send to
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ca, for book that
will convince.
J. q. Outlaw, Mt. Olive, N. c., writes: 81
Ind running sores on my shoulders and
arms. One bottle B. B. B. cured me en-
tirely.n
L.Johnson, Belmont Station, Miss, writes
'B. b. B. has worked on me like a charm.
Ny head and body was covered with sores
and my hair came out, but B. B. B. healed
me quickly"
WI Kinnin, Hutchens, Texas, writes: "B
p. B. has cuEeG my wife Of large ulcer on
her leg that doctors and all other medicine
could not cure"
NJ J. Rossman, a prominent merchant o.
Greensboro, Ga, writes: Il know OF
several cases of blood disease speedily
cured by B. B. B. Two bottles cured lady
Of ugly scrofulous skin Sores"
W. G. Birchmore 81 Co., Maxey, Ga
write: "B. B. B. in curing Mr.. Robert
Ward of blood poison effected one Of mos
wonderful cures that ever came to oui
knowledge"
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15
THE PIKE GIRLS PAPER.
A Complete History OF That Paper
by the Editress.

Jennie gazed at me in incredulous
wonder.
Don't sit and stare at me as if had
taken your breath awayr' / said.
II mean it. We can run a newspaper
as we'll as any man, if we really try.
And poor old Jacob Strawn wants to
sell out his one-horse job printing
establishment, if you'll excuse the
slang. AS said before, why not buy
him out, and besides satisfying the
restless craving of our souls for intel
lectual activity. and the imperative
necessities of our bodies for food and
clothing, raise our native town TO the
proud distinction of having a local
paper and name? There, now you
may speak"
''lt's going to take all the money we
have left to buy him out, isn't itP-
which is precious little
well. yes" l admitted; "but as
there win be no other printing Office in
the place, we can get the job work,
andif we do every thing else ourselves
aud the paper has any thing like a
decent support from the county, we
shall do we'll enough What do you
uayP'
''Barkis is willin'," and Jennie
climbed chair to wave her hat and
cry: "Hurrah for the Potts-ville-er
er-what?n
News, of course" said /. "Foi
there will be nothing but the freshest
Of news in our paper. II we can't find
any we can manufacture some"
But that will be-will be lying,
won't itP" queried my conscientious
sister
Don't call things by nasty names,
] retorted. land don't lug nice distinc-
tons in here. Remember, first of all
that conscience is as much out o.
place in q newspaper Office as the
traditional bull in china-snOp. A;
Rev. Bamboozle Shocks would 80
This is the first requisite to success,
ladies' What the reading public
want" l continued, oracularly, ''is
news. My beloved Pottsvillians, I an
already determined, shall be supplied
with the latest, the very latest things
that happen, even If / sometimes &C
to the extremity Of chronicling events
before they happen. Hooray for the
Pottsville News~
Whereupon the two budding editors
clasped hands and danced wildly about
the room a few seconds to the tune of
have you seen the muHin man. the mum q
man, the mufiin mani
and then put on their hats and went
down the street to see Jacob Strawn
He was only too anxious to sell. HI
evidently had no faith in our project
In 30 far as it was revealed to him
but. nothing daunted. we proceeded t.
close the bargain. by which We paiC
about two hundred dollars more thar
the plant was worth, and went airill
home. feeling much more elated thai
we have ever done since that day.
We took possession the next morn
ing. In the first place we cleaned u
the musty. dirty loft, where the re
spected Afr SlFawn had reigned 81
long. We put pants IN the Windows
and hung canary 40 the corner wherl
We proudly placed the editorial desk
Ihen we wens to work on mo. /. Vol
IL 81 the .Poltsville Weekly News
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15

WanN you suffer from dyspepsia, heart
liver complaint and other wasting diseases
When you wish to enrich tho blood and
purify the system generally When you
wish to remove all feeling Of weakness.
WEAKNESS, lack OF energy, try a bottle 81
Browns Iron Bittera. and see how greatly
1t will benefit you. It surpasses all known
remedies as an enricher Of the blood, and q
perfect regulator Of the various bodily
functions. Ask your druggist.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15
Happy Homes.

Here'a health to the wives and the mothers
who stin our households to-dayi
Who are glad when they brighten for others
Tho hours that 90 drifting away.
May their eyes keep the light of the RladneAs,
Their hearts hold the fullnesa Of bliss
That hanishes shadows and sadness,
And what need We ask more than thlsf
But-how can this happiness be keptl
What shall protect those we love,-those
who make Heaven Of the Home,-from the
ravages of disease that is often worse thar
eath,--that is, in fact, a lingering DEATH
Thequestion is easily answered DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription-the standard remedy
for all of those peculiar diseases to which
women are SUBJECTS what must be relied
on to preserve the health of wives and moth
ers. It preoeHts those diseases, and it cure
them. It is q blessing to women and there
fore a National blessing, because it give:
health to those about whom the happiness o.
home centers, and the strength Of Nation
Is in its happy homes
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15

PERIODIC Headache and Neuralgia; cold
hands and feet, and a general arrangement
Of the system, including impaired digestion,
with torpor OF the liver, &C., are, In certain
localities, Invariably caused by Malaria in
the system IN quantity too small to produce
regular chIlls. Many persons suffer in this
way and take purgatives and other medicines
to their injury, when few doses Of Shall
lenberger's Antidote for Malaria would cure
them at once& Sold by Druggists.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15
Dishonorod Drafts.

When the stomach dishonors the drafts
made upon it by the rest of the system, it is
necessarily because its fund of strength is
very low. Toned with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, it soon begins to pay out vigor in
the shape of pure, rich blood, containing
the elements of muscle, bone and brain
As sequence of the new vigor afforded the
stomach, the bowels perform their func-
tons regularly, and the liver works like
clock work. Malaria has no effect upon q
system thus reinforced.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15
AN oLp MAlp.

Gray hair softly smoothly parting
Der brow where sorrow lies;
Eyes pathetic in their sadness,
Eyes that shame you from your gladness
Tender, honest, wistful eyes;
And two lips whore smiles arc rarer than
s the sudden deeting signs.
rwo worn hands forever busy,
Toiling al the morning long,
When glad human souls are smiling
Underneath the sunshine, wiling
Idle hours with their song;
And no conscience voice is calling, telling
them that they are wrong
Thus see herever sitting,
Ihro the morn, and when the night
Der the earth and sea is breaking.
When the myriad stars are waking,
doaving, throbbing into sight,
And when other mortals wander hand in
hand beneath the Light.
Peradventure when the silence
Hath grown stronger, and the gloom
Deepcns into purple splendor;
When the moon queens crescent slender
Der the hill begins 70 loom
Then her griefs, thro daytime masked,
darker, drearer shapes assume.
50 whep other souls are near us,
And the sun falls on the dial,
Do We mask our faces closely,
Andwe laugh out bravely-mostly
When sob lies meath our smile;
Hut when night shadesh hide us Silly, we can
weep little while.
Then herheartache gins TO walen,
For she Is SO lonei-so lionel
All poor lips that lack the clinging
oswarm kisses, and the ringing
OF child-laughter is unknown
To this woman sitting silent when the eve
70 night hath grown.
Where she sitteth It's most quiet,
No small print OF feet is there;
No dropped toy, child hands have broken;
No love speeches, no love-token;
No glad laughter here nor there.
All, poor heart ne'er stirred to throbbing by
footstep on the STAIR
DO you say you happy mothers
With your children at your side,
That this woman's life is wasted
Just because she has not tasted
or Loves cupf Because the tide
OF her mother love strikes inward and
is left unsatishedl
Rastedf Yes, this heart, this woman
Makes no mortal's Paradise.
At her leaving none grow sadder
And no tender soul is gladder
For the brightning Of her eyes,
What o'er-watchful heart is burdened for
the raining OF her siRnSl
wastedf Yes, the tender romance
Other youthful days is dead;
Evermore the sweet tale ended,
Where such JOY and grief were blended;
Love from out her life hath fed,
But "Be all the mourners blessed" Jesus
Christ divinely said
And this woman toiling toiling,
With that sorrow in her eyes,
Walks her path in unrepnng,
Furthest from the INTERVENING
Light of sunshine All her skies lower
darlSly,
Smiles are rarer to her lips than mournful
signs.
Yet she bears her cross most bravely,
Helping those who help may need.
Wastedf Nay, this life is duly
Bcauteous and her record truly
Is most noble, blest indeed.
Such record, oh you mothers, as the
angels love TO read.
Cora Fabbri, in N. Y. Mail and Express
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15
Rats as Household Pets.

/ have seen and handled a pair OF
tame rats belonging to some young
friends, and prettier, more playful and
more intelligent pets could not be
imagined. They were accustomed to
run about on tho table at meal times.
They never stole food; but, when any
thing was offered them, they sat up on
their hind legs, held the morsel be-
tween their forepaws and ate it dainti-
Iy. They were fond of game which !
saw them play. The rats we're put in
to the boys cap. which was hung on
tue hat-stand in the hall. The boy
and his sister then went to tho top
of the house and whistled. At the
sound of the whistle the rats jumped
out of the cap, scrambled to the
floor and then ran up the stairs and
perched on their owners shoulders.
The general idea of the rat is that it is
an ill-savored animal, dirty in its per-
son and revolving in its diet, whereas
it is delicately clean in person and
equally dainty in its food. 1t is ever
washing itself, and never eats without
washing afterward. Pail Mall Gazette,
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-06-15

A CHICK or q partridge runs around look
ing for its meat as soon IS it has shaken
itself loose from its living prison, but an
owlet does not for month or more know
which foot to put outfirxt.