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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

THE NEW ROAD LAW.

The new road law passed by the Legisla-
ture seems but little understood by the peo-
pie. The Freeholders have a right to as
sumo complete control Of the roads, under
this act, if they choose.
The first section makes it lawful for
Boards of Freeholders in all the counties in
the State to acquire and assume the control
and management of all public roads or
parts Of roads, nave them surveyed and
mapped By a competent engineer and have
them designated as county roads with
power to ~relinquish them at any time.
The second empowers the Freeholderst to
have such roads graded, paved, macada-
mized and otherwi Use improved by means Of
stone, for a width Of 12 feet in the centre
thereof, and provides that the work shall
be done by contract, after due notice by
advertisement for three weeks that propos-
ais will be received for the same, the con-
tractors to eEter into bonds for the faithful
performance OF the work in accordance
with specifications.
The third section makes it lawful for the
Freelolders to cause a special tax to be
levied and raised for the purpose of such
improvements, which shall not in any one
year exceed of one per cent. of the as
sessed value of the taxable property in the
county. or to issue bonds of the county,
bearing interest at not more than five per
cent.
The fourth section specifies that one third
of the expense OF such improvements shall
be paid by the cities, towns, townships or
boroughs in or through which any such
improvements shall be made.
Section five authorizes the employment
Of some competent person, at a fixed COM
nensation, to inspect the condition of suca
county roads, with power to cause neces-
sary repairs at an expense not to exceed
$50. ANY higher sum for such repairs
must have the sanction Of the road COM
mittee OF the Board of FreehoIders.
Any action under this Law is discretion
airy with the Freeholders. They can act or
not, as they may think advisable for the in-
terests Of their county.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
GROWTH.

The living stream must flow and flow,
And never rest, and never wait,
But from its bosom, soon or late,
Cast the dead corpse. Time even 80
Runs on and on, and may not rest,
But from its bosom casts away
The cold, dead forms of yesterday
once best, may not be always best.
That which was hut the dream of youth,
Begot of widest fantasy,
To our old age, perhaps, may be
A good and great and gracious truth.
That which was true in times gone by,
As seen by narrow, ignorant sight,
May in the longer, clearer light
OF wiser times, become a lie.
Ihold this truth-whoever wins
Mans highest stature here below,
Must grow, and never cease TO grow-
Fer when growth ceases, death begins.
alice Cary.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

The sewing Machine eanvasseris numerous,
frequent, and ubiquitous. He invades the
sanctiiy of your dwelling with the freedom of
an Old friend. and with the air OF one who has
come to stay. Sometimes he proves "a bless
ing in disguise" as the sequel to my story will
show. NY aunt has long had q strong and out
spoken aversion TO those modest missionaries
who r~etaIiate by sending every new and ver-
dant caavasser to her house. Last week the
familiar sewing Machine wagon halted at her
door. not seeking a customer howeyer for the
gentlenaniy agent only begged 10 leave his
machine until his broken wagon could be re-
paired. womaniy curiosity prompted her TO
examine the machine in his absence, and The
merits OF the aNew High Arm Davis" did the
rest. She was pleased, and, ON the agents re-
turn, begged him to exhibit the machine
"would he sell itq' NO. it was already sold
and would have been delivered hut for the
broken wagon ca He could, however, if she
wished, bring her another just like il" "No.
indeed. She must have this identical machine,
and 50 tho poor fellow was obliged 10 leave the
machine ana receive The money for it. He won
his wager OF SIC, but my aunt i 50 thoroughly
pleased with her nlatchless eDayis Machine''
and SO happy in its possession that she freely
forgives the deception. For sale by Mrs. II. A.
Lippincott, Moodstown. Nj.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
one OF saaux resl,moniaIs.

MA hkcfIi4B. ' - ~ "it AFN1.
Mr.. J. r. TRuIqr. Bridgeport, MI
DEAR SIR: at affords me very great pleasure
To write the following: Miss Kate Ramsey,
a Young lady who makes her home with US,
has been troubled for 4 long time with very
severe pains In the stomach after eating,
whether she ate little or much. and whatever
bought SOME ri Your Vegetable ~tozenges,
which She used withsome relief Immediately,
ana perfect relief very soon, and she has not
had 4 return OF lrain since. and now eats with
imnmnity whatever she wants. Respectfully
yours, John y. Ncsteptt, pastor or tiarks
boro Nj. +. Church
Don't fail TO try this valuable remedy.
It will cure dyspepsia in any form. and at
tho same time you may eat anything you
wish. Price Soc box. For sale by +. Il
Humphreys & Co, or sent bymai'. Agents
wanted IN every county. Address j.. +.
TRuITr, Manufactures, p o.. Box %,
Bridgeport, N. ]. sept2s-ly
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
1t is estimated by a Mint official tn;

1t is estimated by a Mint official that
there arc still in existence somewhere float
ing about the country, tied up in old stock
ings or in the hands Of curiosity collectors,
over 100, ooo, 900 of the old-fashiened copper
cents. about 100, 0oo, 900 OF eopper-nickel
cents, nearly 5000, 900, 600 OF the present
issue Of bronze pennies and IS. o0o, 900 of
nickle Scent pieces and about POO, 600, 900
of the nickel Scent pieces. The total
value Of these outstanding various coins is
put in round Numbers at SEQ, 600, GOO.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
now a MAN sEws ON BUrroNs.

Did you ever see a man in the solitude
and privacy ofhis study attempt to sew a
button on by himself? 1t is, in all its de-
tails, one Of the most interesting perform
anees in the world.
First, he hunts for a button. Generally.
to secure it he robs Peter to pay Paul, and
cuts n from some other garment. This
may be much larger or much smaller than
the size he is wearing. Next, he hunts for
a needle. Probably he goes and buys
a paper of needles. He always chooses
the largest, having an impression that
large needles will sew stronger than small
needles.
As to the thread, he gets the coarsest he
can find, aud this he doubles. He would
thread his needle. He takes the big needle
in one hand and his coarse black thread in
the other; he bites off the thread to the
desired length; then he tries to w list it to a
fine point. Generally in this he succeeds
in making two and sometimes three fine
points out Of one end. OF course he can't
get all those points through the needles eye
at once. lie tries hard to make the needle
and thread get on friendly terms with each
other. Sometimes it is the needle that kicks
sometimes the thread. Sometimes he real
ly imagines he has threaded his needle. IL
is an ocular eeiusion; the thread has missed
the needles eye by haitian inch. 1t is hard
or york thai saving wood,
At last the needle is threaded. Now he
tries to sew the buttons on without taking
his trousers off. This proves a failure.
He twists himself into an uncomfortable
position, and so would sew. But he cannot
sew so. He runs the needle into his finger
and makes an inaudible exclamation.
Again the needle Slips into the heshy part
of the hand, which induces a very audible
dash from the operator. The recording an
gel knows what is going on inside of him
and debts him with every item. He sews
hard.
lie has forgotten all about the necessity
for a thimble. lie jams his Thumb down
on the needles head. and it p%unctures his
thSmb or runs under the nail. BY and by
he sews the button eye full of thread. His
big needle does not pass through any more.
He must stop. He ends by winding the
thread as many times as it will go under
the button, and perhaps he leaves off with
two or three inches of thread sticking out
side, 4 woman can, through many outward
indications, tell when a nan has been try
ing TO sew on a button. He doesn't know
the shibboleth of needle and thread, and it
catches some where every time. At last the
button is sewn on, and he is proud of fs
-work.-HoUS6keeper.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

Says the Arizoaa Horler: I'm order to
open up new avenues OF humor we have
decided hereafter not to admit any old
jokes on the tirneworn subjects, except as
paid matter at regular advertising rates.
Among the jokes thus barred ont are the
mother in-law joke, the hank-eashier joke,
the girI-and-the-ice-cream Joke, the plum
Der joke. and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
joke. We shall tins be enabled to print
a large number ofoar WI raey local jokes,
which, as every n knows, arc vastly SUI
perior 10 thesa Eastern chestnuts.n
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

There is to-day Z larger army under its
(the liquor traffic's) control, han went to
the war, while those mourning over the
vassaIage and fall OF loved ones, exceed
III numbers, and ia the bitterness Of their
woe, the millions who were made ehildless
and widows by the causaltics Of that fierce
and sanguinary strife. And the terrible
disease, like a cancer, is eating into the
very vitals OF the nation, destroying the
mental and moral, as well as the physical
fibre of the people. The liquor interest
controls the cities and largely Influences
state legislation and the local politics of
the country. And all this has come TO
pass Notwithstanding the temperance efforts
Of half a century, the preaching Of the
sanctuary, the presence and power Of the
Christian ehurch.-HeRry HRson, rsce-pTes-
ident Of tie United States.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

The following conversation took place
recently between the ever ready" Mrs.
Sallie t. Chaplin and a southern senator.
1t will be appreciated by all white-ribbon-
ers:
Senator-'Mrs. Chaprn, why do you
women not leave the temperance work to
men. Let them make the laws; they would
be responsible, and take the consequences"
Mrs. Chaplin because, my dear sir,
You do the work now, and the woman take
the consequences.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
4 single page in II issue oftbe Century.

A single page in one issue ofthe Century,
taken for advertising purposes, costs $500;
in Hsfper's, 800; in other magazines,
from $3.50 TO 81, Zoo. A yearly advertis-
mont in column of the Chicago Tribune
ss6, 900; ia the New York Tribune it is
$50, 55f, and sis4, 900 Cor the highest priced
columns. These papers are never at a loss
for advertisement TO ill their columns.
These figures viii doubtless be OF interest
to the man who invests a few dollars aud
~fiatters himself with the idea thar he is an
extremely liberal advertiser.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

An envelope has been invented which
will be a boon to men and women-who
desire to keep their correspondence safe
from prying eyes. 1t is a patent, and ex-
tremely ingenious. The flap is so long
that a sort Of dogs ear turns over the
right-hand corner OF the address side, and
the stamp is put partially on this flap. 1t
would be very difficult to tamper with such
an envelope, and for this reason it will be
much used.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

Il is claimed by those in position to
know that this is to be a great year for
ginghams. and the manufacturer have an
ticipated it by placing in the market an
assortment beyond precedent. We have
already bought 60 pieces, 2422 yards, and
they are meeting with ready sale. and will
no doubt give satisfaction to the users.
We have most Of the desirable makes and
patterns in plaiis, stripes and combira-
tions. They make a desirable, serviceable
and pretty ontiit If ta~stefnlly constructed.
Prices, lee TO 12se for the best Z. b.
! Humphreys 4 Go.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

From 100 TO 80 fourth class -postmasters
are nov being appointed daily. OF these
about one-third are to fiji existing vacan-
cies, another third are appointed IN the
places Of %postmasters removed for cause,
and the other third succeed postmasters
who have served about four years. While
fouftti-class postmasters are commissioned
to serve during the pleasure of the Post
master General, it is believed by the Post
Office Department officials that good ser
vice does not demand the retention of a
postmaster, save in exceptional cases. be-
yond the four year period. While the
good OF the service, it IS said, win BIS the
first consideration in the matter Of changes
in fcurth-elass post offices, there is reason
to believe that the commissions Of post
masters who have served four years will
be deemed TO nave expired.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

Over 60 people were forced to eayet their
homes yesterday to call fer a free trial
package OF Lanes Family Medicine. II
Your blood is bad, yoar liver and kidneys
Of order, il yon are constirated and
have headache and an unsightly complex.
ion, don't fail to call on amy druggist to-
day for a free sample # this grano remedy.
The ladies praise ii. Everyone likes it.
Large-sizs package 80 cents.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

We speak of the horrors of war, its ear
mage and bloadshed, and mutilation and
broken frames and empty sleeves and VIZ
dow's weeds and orphans woes, and enor-
nous debt. and grinding taxation; and
shudder at the ravages Of pestilence and
famine. But they sink into insignifcance
when compared with the sorrow and
anguish that follow inthe train of this con
queror Of fallen humanity (intemperance.)
The voice erieth on every hand, "Where
is Abel, thy brctherFs-Scaayler CoJar,
rice president Of Ae United States.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

A clergyman in Boston, when asked by
the temperance women To aid in the pas
sage Of the prohibition amendment, replied
that he was too busy saving souls to give
the matter any attention"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

You fnd yourself refreshed by the pre-
ssnee of cheerful people, why not mako
earnest efforts to confer that pleasure up
on others? Yon will find half the battle
gained if you never allow yourself to say
anything gloom.-Lgdia Maria Child.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

A bar-keeper says that his customers be-
long to the following classes-somebodies.
rnmbodies, s~cumbodies and bumbodies.
He might have added, suggests the Men
FORK T,75une. tlfat The last three classes
are recruited from the first class.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

The LOST drnnkard. Lost? Who has lost
him2 Humanity las lost him, God has lost
him. At the sight of a dfunkard the true
human heart will grow heavy and bleed at
thought of its loss.-Foce.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

The encouragement Of drunkenness for
the sake Of profit on the sale of drink, is
certainly oae of the most criminal methods
of assassination for money ever adopted by
the b-avoes of any age or countrywide
Raskin.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
GIRLS

BY the way, what is much more interest.
ing than to look over a family album and
compare the pictures made in childhood
with those in later years. Some people
have started collections Of photographs
showing their friends from earliest in
fancy up to date. The collections are
unique. bat hard 10 make Young
ladies don't fancy the idea Of giving
up for public gaze pictures made Of them
in short dresses, in the years of fat and
chubby girlhood.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
.yu.1we S;m.sea

of the Superior Court writes: From mem
exhaustion, my nervous system became
shattered. and | was utterly unable TO sleep
nights. Sulphur Ditters cnred me, and my
sleep is now sound, sweet, aud refreshing.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

When Eaby was sick, We gave her castoria,
when she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
when she became Miss, she chung to castoria,
When she had Children. She gave Them cassoria.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

Ii You have any need for dishes see our
immense stock before yon buy. We have
nearly all kinds, e. u. Humphreys &ca.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

The nse Of liquor and its Influences have
done more to darken labor's homes, dwarf
the energies and chain it hand and foot to
the wheels of corporate oppression than all
other influences combined RI Trapel
lick, Presidenf Of National Labor Union.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

Pillows and holsters made Of good tick
ing and filled with IA lbs Of new feathers,
at $3.50 for the entire set at E. y. Hum
phreys 4 Go.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

You can get a 5 Id. box Of best Satin
Gloss starch for Is cts, or a @ 10. box for
50 cts. at Humphreys store.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

II yea want the esiebrzteu "Heese er
Lesser boots, aoto The New Store under
the Opera House.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

ttftt ~ O1tF Sftth afS oeftyt fIfbb bf't1
be eQgul,uH fer. w annex a
Price list and lau furnish any
b1ocWuble articles IN this line
at abou1 the same acreage of
as 6eAozo
Ayers Cherry Pectoral. CSC
Hop Ritters, b5c
Sh.tkers' Extract, doc
Ayers ~Sarsaparilla, SIC
Ayers Pills, lie
Ailcock's Porous plasters, l0c
Browns Iron Bitters, G9c
Barker's Nerve and Bone IinilEent, i6c
Bankers Horse and Cattle Powder, Ice
Benson's Capcine P~lasters, lie
Cox's Gelatine. l5c
Green's August Flower, Acc
~IIolloway's Worm Candy, lie
H~anSen's Butter Coloring, isc
JayneS Pills, lac
Jayne's Alternative, Csc
Jayne's Expeclorstnt, f5c
ayne's Vermifuge, &c
Knnkcl's Bitter Wine of Iron 65c
Kidney Wort, zoe
Pure Camphor, two or, Csc
Pure Camphor, per or, Csc
Rings Ambrosia, 55c
Rough on Rats, 09c
sewing Machine Oil, 06c
Schenck's Mandrake Pills lie
Swaim's Panacea, $3.50
Wells 4 Richardson's Butter Colerfng, Isc
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills, lie
Warmers Kidney and Liver Cure. SIC
Warmers Tippecanoe, Csc
Wishart's Tar Cordial, 65c
Hollands odophyllin Pills Ice
Herrick's Pills, I5c
Morse's Indian Root Pills, 15c
Brandreth's Pills, loo
Ayers Cathartic Pills, lie
Warmers Safe Pills, lie
Wells May Apple Pills, 07c
~Shallenberger's Fever and Ague Pills 75c
~Pinkham's Liver Pills, I5c
Parsons P1Tgative Pills, l5e
Mother Mobiles Syrup. 40c
Kennedy's Medical Discovery, $l.l5
Kirby's Cholera Drops. 15c
Parker's Ginger Tonic, CSC
ST. Jacobs Oil, 32c
Walkers Vinegar Bitters, csc
Mrs. Pinkham,s Vegetable Compound, 75c
Schneck's Sea Weed Tonic, 75c
Schneck's ulmon Syrup, 75c
Simmons Liver Regulator, SIC
Pophan's Asthma Specific, G5c
Sholl's Ague pills, Soc
Zines Nerve Restorer, 65c
Kline's Nerve Restorer, large bottles, Sl.32
Ely's Cream Balm, BIC
Perry DAYS. Pair killer 2 2se size, l lsc
Miners Botanic Ointment. l5c
Kidder's Asthma Pastiles, 2fo
Hoods Sarsaparilla, 67c
TO Rheumatic Cordial, SIC
Bucklen's Arnica Salye, l5c
DR.. Kings New Discovery, Soc
Burdock Blood Bitters, nc
French's Embrocation, Ice
kennedy's Favorite Remedy, zoe
Prof IIosford's Phosphate, 35c
Cuticura Strengthening Plastcrs. l5c
Beale's German Tea, l5c
Fig syrup Laxative, $l.W size, sc
DR.. Kings New Discovery. 81 90 size, &c
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, 65c
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, .l6
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, Gao
SineS' Cough Syrup, lac
Craig's Golden Tonic, &c
Warranted Fresh and Genuine.
z. b. Humbh1eys q Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

Remember
That we can, in connection with the MONITOR,
secure you a subscription to any paper or
magazine published, ut a much lower price
than the regular rate, and you will do well to
let US know if you are contemplating a sub
scription to any publication.
THg MONITOR. Woodstown, Nj.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

Face enred. Sulphur Bitters viii cure the
worst ease Of skin d ~isease; from a comron
pimple on the face to that awful disease
scrofnla, it is the best medicine to use in
all eases of such stubborn and deep-seated
disease. Do not delay; use Sulphur Bitters
ami drive the humor from your blood.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
MEDICINES

Webrgbose to KEEP a shoek Of
aHMe 0a1zoats Pyobyzeha,y Meal-
zines that there IS any acO1ana
fer, and 7oH, Iom time to time,
add 10 err skock all sAeh that may
be eQgul,eW fer. w annex a
Price list and fau furnish any
b1ocwuble articles IN this line
at abona the same acreage of Prize
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-05-15
Transatlantic Telegraphy.

The messages which are received
from across the seas are not heard upon
the ud-sounding tickerS which make
the telegraph offices of land lines a di-
mlnutive Babel, nor do they come in
the printed Morse alphabet of dots and
dashes, Which every one has probably
seen. The receivers for such ocean
travelling currents of electricity must
be of much more delicate fiber, and,
as might be said, have more acute
ears for messages made faint by dis
tauce. The instruments which cable
operators use are delicate fabrications,
which register the slightest variations
in current, and are affected by the
slightest outward magnetic influences
Tney express these variations by means
of candle or lamp light, one single
ray OF which Is allowed to pass through
a lens upon a graduated screen. The
lens through which the ray passes is
the delicately poised indicator of the
passages Of the current. and the vary
ing strength OF its oscillation denotes
the varying strength of the current.
As it oscillates 1t causes the reflection
of the flames ray to vibrate on the
screen, where it can be noted by the
observer. This is the principle of the
galvanometer. y similar instrument
based upon the idea of the galvanome-
Ter, which has, however, In place of the
osclllating lens, a delicately poised
siphon pen which traces the variations
of the current upon a band of paper
kept IN motion by clock work like a
stock ticker" is the receiver of tie
transatlantic messages. 1t takes an
expert operator to read these mysteri-
Gus wavy lines which mean words, but
there are operators with still keener
eyes who can read a message from the
vibration Of the candle light on the
screen.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-05-15
The Skein We Wind.
If you and / to-day

If you and / to-day
Should stop, and lay
Our life work down. and let our hands fall
where they will
Fall down TO lie quite still.
And If some other hand should come and
sioop 10 find
The threads we carried so that 1t could
wind,
Beginning where we stopped; if It should
come to keep
Our Gie-w0rk going, seek
To carry on the good design
Distinctively made yours or mine,
What would IL fad?
If love should come,
STOPPING above, when we are done,
To find bright threads
That We have held, that it may spin them
longer, find but shreds
That break when touched, how cold,
Sad, shivering, portionless, the hands
will hold
The broken strands, and know
Fresh cause for woe
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-05-15

The Samoan Congress, at Berlin,
Affords an illustration of the spread and
growth of the English language French
has long been the language of courts,
but, on motion of Mr.. Kasson, the ses-
sions OF the Berlin Congress are to be
carried on in English 1t IS true that
the majority Of the members speak Eng
lish as their national language, but II Is
very likely also true that all the men,
bers can understand and speak Ensllsh
much better than all can understand
end spssk French.