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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-10-18
The Ink of Antiquity.

According to the Roman naturalist
Pliny and other authors, the basis of
the ink used by ancien: writers was
formed of lampblack or the black
taken from burnt ivory and SCOT from
furnaces and baths. Some also have
supposed that the black liquor which
the cuttletish yields was frequently
employed. One thing is certain, that
whatever were the component ingre-
dents, from the blackness and solidity
III the most ancient manuscripts, from
an inkstand found at Herculaneum,
in which the ink appears as thick as
oil, and from chemical analysis, the
ink of antiquity was much more
opaque, as well as encaustic. than that
which is used in modern times. Inks
of different colors were much in vogue.
Red, purple, blue and gold and silver
inks We're the principal varieties.
The red was made from vermillion,
cinnabar and carmine; the purple
from the nurex, one kind of which.
called the purple encaustic, was appro-
priated to the exclusive use of the en-
perors. Golden ink was much more
popular among the Greeks than among
the Romans. During the middle or
dark ages the manufacture both of il
and of silver ink was an extensive and
lucrative branch of trade, and the
Illuminated manuscripts which re-
main are a striking proof of the high
degree of perfection to which the art
was carried. The making of the inks
themselves was a distinct business,
and another connected with it, and to
which it owed its origin, was that of
inscribing the titles, capitals as well as
emphatic words, in colored and gold
and silver inks.-Exchange.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-10-18
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Baby was SICK we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-10-18

Professor Gauthier, OF Paris, states that GER
tain vital processes OF the body develop put
relying substances in the tissues, which, it
not speedily eliminated, produce disease.
Ayers Sarsaparila effects the removal of
these substance, and thereby preserves
health.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08
coNoER VIM OUR roop.

A notion has been prevalent that many
persons iDjure their digestion by eating too
much. The fact is that people don't eat
enough. There are more people killed
every year by insufficiency of nourishment
than by overlooking their stomachs. Many
of those who do eat a sufficient quantity
are prevented from disease by digesting
enough for the economy of their systems.
The very first thing tor any one to do who
has exhausted himself by mental work, or
who has been born weak and irritable, is
to furnish his brain with sufficient nour-
ishment either to repair the damage it has
sustained, or to build 1T into a strong,
healthy condition. People in this condi-
ton usually suffer from nervous dyspepsia.
Their stomachs are unable to perform the
labor Of assimilation. Owing to the de-
ficient nerve power of the iidi vidual the
food lies in the stomach Enacted upon by
the gastric juice. because there is none,
or the quantity is insufficient to have any
power. Food, instead of helping to renew
the body, and the nervous system with
rest, undergoes fermentation, and the
body and brain it should nourish may
starve. The person is in a worse state
if the food had not been taken, for the
fermentation. generates acids and gas.
Nervous individuals may derive all the
fat they need from sugar and starch. 1t
is better, however, for those with weak
digestive organs, or whose nerves are in a
highly sensitive state, to get it from the
animal kingdom than compel their enfeeb-
led stomachs, intestines and pancreas to
create it out of these articles. Good bread,
sweet butter and meat are the best food
for the nerves.
People troubled with insomnia, nervous
starting from sleep and sensations of fall
ing can often be cured by limiting them
selves to a diet of milk alone for a time.
An adult should take a pint for a meal,
and take -four meals daily. People with
weakened nerves require, usually, a larger
quantity OF water than those whose brains
and nerves are strong. 1t aids in the d.
gestion of food by making it soluble, and
seems to have a direct tonic effect.
With proper eating and drinking we
should have fewer broken down, nervous
wrecks, and far more vigorous intellects.
The present human species cannot elimi-
nate flesh from its food aud amount to a
row of pins. The fancy that nothing but
vegetables should be eaten is apt to over
take every one somewhere in life. 1t is
due to some disorgaDization, and usually
passes away with the disturbance that
created it.-St. Louis Globe.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08
SEPARATE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

Without venturing to decide which
plan is the more desirable, we think there
is no longer any doubt in any impartial
mind as to the need of the proposed separa-
ton. There can be no Improvement in our
municipal government, 10 relief iron the
~extravagant and oftentimes corrupt expen-
ditures which make lie in our cities enor-
mously expensive, until we bring the mass
or the voters to the comprehension of two
points: first, that it is playing into the
hands of the men who make their living out
of politics to allow National and State poll
itical considerations to enter into the choice
Of municipal offers; secondly. that the bur
den of taxation is not borne by the rich
alone, bat largely by the poor. The voters
must think when they are deciding how
they will vote, not as to what the effect of
their ballot will be ON a candidate Tor gov
ernor or President, but upon municipal
taxation, schools, police, paving, lighting.
STRENGTHENING, sewerage. docks The
Ds5f4f4.af -
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08
.ruE puomEss- Avn Q

II any nom dc plume has become familiar
to our American women who read novels
it is that OF ''The Duchess Yet how
few who constantly read her many books
know even the authors real name. To
these il may be OF interest to know that
the lady is a Mrs. Hangerford, who lives
in one of the most beautiful homes in all
ireland. She has earned a handsome com-
potency with her pen, and anything she
chooses to write is sure to bring her a com-
Portable sum in return. Her Erin home
is one of singular taste and richness, for
the teller of so many stories is also a care
full hoasekeeper and manager. She has
an interesting family, who help to make
her home a cheerful and a desirable place.
As to the reading public she is simply
THE Duchess, ; so to her ~neighbors she
is simply Mrs. HTungerIord, and it is said
that many Of them do not know to-day
that the pleasant visitor at their homes is
the author of the stories which are ON
tables and on the shelves of their book
cases. She is strangely sensitive on this
point and never associates Ter nom de plu1ne
with her identity where it can be avoided.
Personally the author IS a most charming
woman and her company is sought on all
occasions by a large circle of friends. She
is fond OF young people and courts their
society whenever possible Pd5a. Times.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08
LIKE LAyEROCK IN THE LIFT.

It's we two, its we two, it's we two for aye,
All the world and we two, and heaven be our
stay.
Like u Iaverock in the lift, sing, o bonny
bride,
All the world was Adam once, with Eve by his
side.
What's the world. my lass, my l%ove-what can
it dog
1 am thine ard thou art mine; life is sweet and
new.
IT the world have missed the mark, LET II stand
by,
For we two have gotten leave, and once more
we'll try.
Like a laverock in the lift, sing, Obonny bridel
It's we two, it's we two, happy side by side.
Take a kiss from me, thy man: now the song
begins,
All is made afresh tor us. and the brave heart
wins.
When the darker days come, and no sun Will
shine,
Thou shalt dry my tears, lass. and I'll dry
thine.
It's we two. it's we two. while the worlds
away,
Sitting by the golden sheaves on our wedding
day.
jean Iaqetodr.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08
OUT OF PROPORTION.

Hasty and entirely over weighted punish
ments for small offences or disorderly ways
teach a child concealment, when it should
be open as the day to its mothers and
fathers confidence. Subject a grown per-
son of any 6 to the constant don ting
with which some children are pelted and
the result would be m%addening. Fancy
being met at every impulse or act, and at
each quarter hour of the day, with repres-
sion. The healthy impulses of the child
should be trained. but while they are being
taught, are of much more Importance than
a scratched piece of furniture, a disordered
cherished recess in drawer, cabinet or work
basket. Ofcourse there are things that the
child should not touch or spoil, but he is
human, and can best be kept out of 'tmis-
chief by gentle reminders. Vehement
objections, abusive tones, do not lead, they
dragon the little nature for the time
being, and the pressure ono removed, the
child takes the opportunity to continue its
depredations or explorations. 1t would be
a stupid child who did not! Obedience,
even the most mature person renders with
most grace, when it is quietly suggested,
while every faculty is called into revolt by
sharp, inconsiderate orders. Make your
child orderly in its own nature by teaching
it to love order, and to enjoy the beauty of
rules for neatness, instead of rating like a
very drab," as some Ignorant mothers do.
The household watched a little girl who
was getting her education quite rapidly, in
the horse car, one late evening this autumn.
The mother and two young children were
coming up from the sea-shore, probably,
INC all were weary. The tired little girl
tried to nestle in her mothers lap, already
occupied by the younger baby. A vindict-
i've push sent her reeling along the seat,
with "Ill teach you to put Your feet in my
Iap.'' From the mothers look she quite
hated that child at the moment, and the
little daughter. with an early s~harpened
look, seolAed into an outlaw, will be certain
TO retirn in full, some day, both the man
ner and inc spirit Of such destructive train
ing.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08

Eyes, father the boy answered, stop
ping eagerly.
"Come in: I want to have a minutes talk
with you. You were out late last night.
You are often out late"
Robert looked him straight in the eyes:
"Yes, father, I've been in bad company.
l know it. I'm ashamed OF myself"
your mother does not give you up, .
said Mr.. Ayre irritably. "She has faith in
you. don't see how she can begin the
New Year with a song. Between you and
the trouble at the works, I feel as If my
reason were going.7
What is wrong at the works?'' said
Rob, a%nxioasly. 'sSit down, fatherl Don't
give me up. Have a little faith in me.
With Gods help I'll start afresh. Don't
give me up
Mr.. Ayre looked sharply into the boys
face. 1t was honest; it bore the mark of
no bad passion. Perhaps he had not un-
derstood Rob-perhaps he had made some
mistake in managing him.
"Why do You waste your time and my
money, Robert? You are doing no good
in your Studies
Father" said Rob, boldly. "IiH tell
you the truth. | hate books. / never shall
be a scholar. Let me go TO work. Put
me in the factory to learn the business.
That is What | have wanted all my life.
l don't care how hard the work IS
Mr.. Ayre's c~ountenance changed as if a
cloud had vanished and the whole face of
the earth had lightened. Here was the an
swer to the riddiel OF course, the boy was
meant for business, Cool, shrewd, honest,
wide-awake. Why had be been so blind9
eve must talk it over, Robert. We
must talk it over
His voice fairly trembled with excite
ment. He shut the door.
Mr.. Ayre was called half a dozen times,
in vain, to breakfast. He came at last with
Robert. The two men had bright, pleased
faces.
"Well, motber!7 cried Mr. Ayre, Rob
aud | have a grand scheme. He is to be my
L SAA ANU hA11 III viz NOihSs NblfAAbCAltdA
clerk until he learns the business, and then
junior partner. What do You say to
that? declare feel as if a mountain had
been lifted from my backi'
Rob was standing behind his mother.
He pulled back her head and kissed her.
She said nothing, but the happy tears rain
ed down her cheeks.
.I'm going to begin all over again. he
whispered.
aThank God. knew it would all come
right"
breakfast, breakfast cried Mr.. Ayre,
setting to work vigorously, while the chill
dren drumined on their platters. But Rob
stood by his mother, gently stroking her
hand.
Dear old mother!, he said, "that was
a good song of yours this morning.
Yes. Hetty," said her husband. "Your
voice is as sweet as ever. But your heart
seemed to be singing to-day, and to good
purpose -Congregationalis
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08

Mashed strawberry ribbons sell at one
dollar a yard, but you can get a bottle Of
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup for only twenty
FIVE cents.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08
FIJI NECESSITY OF GOVERNMENT.

One of the best managers Of children or
men of his time wished to give a child of
4 a treat, and give himself one, too, by
taking the mite to the Lotos Club, New
Years day. As the boy had been away
from home for country air a long time it
was uncertain how he would behave. So
there was exhortation after this fashion;
"Now, Master Tode, if you are not a
credit to me and a perfect gentleman, you
never shall go with me anywhere again.
If you are troublesome or not thoroughly
well behaved, I shall bring you straight
home and be ashamed of you, and the gen.
tlemen will wonder how / ever came to be
seen with such a boy. Now / will show
you how you should act. When I intro
duce the gentlemen to you, you must make
a bow, and if one of them holds out his
hand go up and shake hands with him.
Let us see how you would do it. What
sort of manners have you, anyhow? Cali
that chair a gentleman, and go up and
bow to it."
1t would have made a pretty picture,
the fair, lovable, white-frocked child, in
tent on his p%oiiteness lesson, with deepest
seriousness making his bows, watchful of
his mentor, who sat in judgment upon
him, critically alert, while the mamma,
amused with tender anxiety, sat by. The
corrections, brief, stern, but not unkind,
were taken by the docile little pupil in a
quarter OF an hour, and he wen off i'll his
dainty kilt, pleased and profound. The
serious one, Behaved very well. | am
entirely satisfied with him. To the
mamma alone the account was enthusiast
tic. s'That child behaved like a young
prince. He bowed to the gentlemen as if
lie was one of them, with the dignity of a
~grandee, and the most perfect respect, and
answered their questions so ~becomingly
the men were pleased as possible. One
brought the club cat up and introduced
her, and they tipped him round and made
much of him. He never lost the line Of
his good manners an instant"
Teach your children but one manner for
home or company, and let that be rather a
plain one. To hear people say, that
child has beautiful manners the is a little
gentleman" or @she is a little lady, is the
speech of the underbred. Train your boy
to feel not that politeness is an added
credit, a medal to hang around his neck,
but that it is indecency to be without it,
and lat him wear it as he does his clothes.
Teach him not SO much a set of forms, to
always say please and thank you as the
good breeding of the tone. the movement,
the gesture in everyday life.-Shirley
Dare.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08
A SERMON In RHYME.

If you have IL friend worth loving,
Love him-yes, aud let him know
That you love him c'er life's evening
Tinge his brow with sunset glow.
Why should good words ne'er be said
Ola friend, till he is dead
Ifyou hear ii song that thrills you,
Sung by any child of song,
Praise lido not let the singer
Wait deserved praises long.
Why should enc who thrills your heart
Lack the Joy you may impart2
lfyou hear a prayer that moves you
BY its humble, pleading tone,
Join lido not let the seeker
Bow before his God alone.
Why should not your brother share
The strength of two or three in prayer?
Ifyou sec the hot tears falling,
Falling flom a brothers eyes,
Share them-and thus by the sharing
Own our kinshin with the skies.
Why should any one be glad
When Il brothers. heart is sads
Ifs silvery laugh is ripping
Through the sunshine on his face.
Share tits the wise mans saving.
For both grief ana joy a place.
There's heaithand goodness in the mirth
In which an honest laugh has birth.
IL your work is made more easy
By a friendly, helping hand,
Say so-speak out brave and truly
Ere the darkness veil The and
should a brother workman dear.
falter for a word of cheer?
Scatter thus your seeds of~kindness,
All enriching, as you go;
Leave them; trust the Harvest Giver.
lie will make each seed to grow.
So until life's happy end, .
You shall never lack a friend.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08

Ont of the siiences wake me a song,
Beautiful, sad, and soft and low;
Let the loveIiest music sound along,
And wing each note with a wall of woe,
Dim and drear
AS hopes last tear,
Out of the silence wake me "A hymn,
Whose sounds are like shadows soft and dim
Out of the stiffness of your heart
a thousand songs are sleeping there
Wake ne q song, thor child ofart.
1h song ofa hope in a last despair,
Dark and low,
"A chant of woe, -
out Of The stiffness, tone by tone.
Cold as a snowflake, low as a moan.
Out of the darkness flash me q song,
Brightly dark and darkly bright;
Let it sweep as q lone star sweeps along
The mystical shadows of the night.
Sing il sweet,
Where nothing is drear or dark or dim,
And earth-song scars into heavenly hymn.
Father ISy01.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08

When Baby was sick. We gave her castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for C~astoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to castoria-
When she had Children, she gave them castoria,
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08

"W estwarI the Star of Empire wends its
ways and ever onward in the van Of human
prOgress-in the front rank Of modern invcn~
fipns, among the established facts and realities
of the day, stands without a peer or a rival.
s'1he New High Arm Davis Vertical Feed Sew
ing Machine The Sewing Machine Monarehs
OF the past decade have been forced 10 yield mp
their steptres. AS the manifold utilities aud
adApfahEEilities Of ssThe baySsr have been
manifested. The feature of sThe DnviS',
which distinguishes il from all Others and has
given Il this preeminence Is the "vertfcai
Feed entirely obyiating the difficulties here
toiure experienced in doing satisfactorily All
kinds of work. This wonderful Improvement
places sihe Davis before the public, y perfect
sewing Machine. simple. dnf1tbie, ana ADAPT
ed 10 every possible requirements fof sale ~
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08
PATENT MEDICINES

brpbose to KEEP a stock at
all TIL ga,zous Proprietary Meal-
clnes that there IS any aemana
for, and aOzH I0m time to time,
add to oat1e stock all such that may
be euqul,ua for. We annex a
by7ee list, and can furnish any
byocuyu6le articles in this line
at about the same Average of Price
as beLoz0
Ayers Cherry Pectorsl. 65c
Shakers Extract, 40c
Ayers Sarsaparilla, 65c
Ayers Pills, Iic
Allcock's Porous Pastors, lOc
Browns Iron Bitters, G9c
Bankers Nerve and Bone Liniment, l6c
Barker's Horse and Cattle Powder, 10c
Benson's Capcine P1asters, lac
Cox's Gelatine. l5c
Green's August Flower, acc
Holloway's Worm Candy, lie
Hansen's Butter ColoriDg, 1sc
Jayne's Pills, I4c
Jayne's Alternative, Csc
Jayne's Expectorarit, 65e
Kninkei,s Bitter Wine of Iron 65c
Kidney Wort, zoe
Pure Camphor, two or, 05c
Pure Camphor, per or, Ole
Rings Ambrosia, 55c
Rough on Rats, 09c
Sewing Machine Oil, Gc
Schenck's. Mandrake Pills lac
Swaim's Panacea, $l.50
Wells & Richardson's Butter Coloring, lsc
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills, l3e
Warmers Kidney and Liver Cure. SIC
Warmers Tippecanoe, CSC
Wishart's Tar Cordial, 65c
Hoofand's Podophyllin Pills l6c
Herrick's Pills, I5e
Morse's Indian Root pills, I5c
Brandreth's Pills, l0c
Ayers Cathartic pills, l4c
Warmers Safe Pills, i3c
Wells May Apple Pills, 01c
S~halienbergeras Fever and hgue Pills I5c
Pinkham's Liver Pills, l5c
Parsons Purgative Pills, l5c
Mother Mobiles Syrup. 40c
kennedy's Medical Discovery, sl.l5
kirbyis Cholera Drops. i5c
parker's Ginger Tonic, CSC
st. Jacobs oil, 32c
Walkers Vinegar Bitters, Csc
Mrs. Pinkhann,s Vegetable Compound, 75c
Schneck's Sea Weed Tonic, 75c
Sehneck's Pulmonic Syrup, roc
Simmons Liver Regulator, SIC
popham's Asthma Specific, sc
Sholl's Ague Pills, 30c
Zines Nerve Restorer, t5c
kline's Nerve RcStorer, large bottles, $l.32
Eiy's Cream Balm, 32c
Perry Davis Pain killer, pc size. l5e
Miners Botanic Ointment, i5c
Kidder's Asthma Pastries, 2io
Hoods Sarsaparilla, SIC
10 Rheumatic Cordial, sic
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, l5c
DR.. Kings New Discovery, 35e
Burdock Blood Bitters, NC
French's Embrocation, l6c
Kennedy's Fayorite Remedy, zoe
Prof Hosford's Phosphate, Soc
Cuticura Strengthening Plasters, l5c
Beale's German Tea, lac
Fig Syrup Laxative, $1.00 size, &C
8" soc :" Sic
DR.. Kings New Discovery, 81 90 size, &c
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, Csc
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, 10
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, 65c
Sines' Cough Syrup, I5c
Craig's Golden Tonic, &c
Warranted Fresh and Genuine.
e. b. HNmbhyeys 6 Co.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08
rae pornlauon 81 wooa.seum

is about 1900, and VIC woald say at least
one bali are troubled with some aflliction
OF the throat and lungs, as those complaints
are, according to the statistics, more mn mer-
Gus than others. We would advise all orr
readers net to neglect the opportunity %
call on their druggist and get q bottle Of
kemp's iSaisam Tor the throat aud lungs.
Trial size free. Large bottle zoe aud 81.
Sold by all druggists.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08

to nae last night: How much do you sup
pose We have paid ont for doctors and med
icine in the last year, | told her did not
know. TO doctors | have paid nothing,
and five dollars worth Of Sulphur Bitters
has kept health in Il family. L. An
1s Bowdoin street, Boston.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08

Bodily pains and accidents will occur
not only sin the best regulated families"
but everywhere and at all times. There
fore keep Salvation Oil convenient. Price
twenty-five cents a bottle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-29
QUEEN MARY's ESCAPE.

Sos on ;srt OF, asas GOV WITH speed,
Cor now e the tigIa sad the honr OF neeG
10 oaiti. 70 yars, nos Grim the bark,
XbF SecsI&r9s queen be = wanderers mark.
Yon light that pANPs round tho castle moat
n eaXty sGa w9rdar'B reudcth Shot.
si.t az. mi ost, Sad row with spe+d
yov 1c2 is The gSnae ;tgd che hour 81 need
rElss;,et, S..ssy r7ps Ssys ehar the keipiss ksss
kud icdce n taait Governs so dGrF ans deep,
No. she'd LouE ovens ccWeT OF h9ll
Hold thea oJrSoyaky lady, in thraa;
Or be the haVnst &c trnitors sod
N'S>ils Soctapd has handsend hearts 40 5old
Then oaOaf6, stscyatnan, row with speed,
Por now " tbc ti,rie ard the hour of need
haTRi the Casr'n bali hsS rtrci
Tho Varder's vo-e has treason sung
The echoes t. tho faIcSnl roar
Clsi1ne sweatly T. the dashllE shore.
let tower. hall ara bot,lcInant gl2Sia;
VI steer ny tAfa light Of the tapers beam,
Fer Scotland ard Mhry on with speed
Nov, nov Is TIE tinlc and the hour of neee.
Philadelphia North american.