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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-07-04
Ice! Ice!

Tee by the ton or hundred. Families sup
Il piled in the borough every morning, and
Saturday afternoon for sunday. Ice house
near railroad station. j. IL. PETERSON a.
SON, Woodstown. 5,3Otf
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-07-04
ATLANTIC CITY,
Thursday, July 10, 80,

Arrive AT Atlantic Clty, $50.
Leaving Salem at $50, arriving Mt Atlantic
City at 9.35. Returning, Leave Atlantic City
at s, arriving Mt Bridgeton at 10. ana Salem at
8. 40, thus giving eXcursionists S hours nj the
"City by the Sea" one of the most popular
places of summer resort in this country.
Fare for the itonnd Trip.-From Salem,
Yorktown, Dafetown, Newkirk, Blidgeton,
Finley, Hustled and Palatine, $l.25. Elmer,
and all other stations, 81, Children, halfprice.
Passengers from Monroe, Harding and Union
will go In regular excursion train and will not
have to change cars at GlassbOro.
n strong police force will be onthe cars to
preserve order, and every one that does not
conform to the niles will be ejeetedat thenext
station. l do not wish the patronage of any
that will not abide by the rules. Order viii
be preserved ON all my excursions.
JOHN +. BRUNA.
The true northerner., 1890-06-18
A Man OF Few Words.

A young man, some years ago, ar,
rived at certain inn, and, after
alighting from his trap, went into the
commercial room, where he walked
backwards and forwards for some
minutes, displaying the utmost self
importance. At length he rang the
bell, and upon the walters appearance
gave him an order nearly as follows: ::
Waiter"
"Yes, sir !"
81 am a man of few words, and don't
like to be continually ringing the bell
and disturbing the house; I'll thank
you to pay attention to what l say"
"Yes, sir !"
an the first place, bring me in a
glass of brandy and water, cold, with
a little sugar and also teaspoon !;
wipe down this table, throw some Goals
on the fire and sweep up the hearth /;
bring me a couple of candles, pen, ink
ing-wax, and let me know what time
the post goes out.
Tell the hostler to take care OF my
horse, dress him well, and let me know
when he's ready TO feed. Order the
chambermaid TO prepare me good
bed, take care that the sheets are we'll
aired. and that there is glass of water
in the room.
ASK your mistress what L can have
for supper Tell her l should like q
roast duck, or something of that sort
Desire your master to step in; / want
to ask him few questions about the
drapers of this town"
The waiter answered "Yes. sir" and
then went TO the landlord and told him
gentleman in the commercial room
wanted great many things, and
among the rest he wanted him, and
that was all he could recollect.
MerctITR.
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

sometimes for their daughters, who are
never allowed To attend the village
school. The education of Chinese
girls is comprised in learning to cook,
sew, embroider, and sometimes to play
the guitar, read, and write. Their
chief occupation while young is silk
weaving and making gold and silver
tinsel-paper for use in the worship of
gods and the spirits of their ancestors.
Reading and writing alone IF the three
RS are taught in the Chinese village
schools. Geography, except that of
China and arithmetic are not taught.
Arithmetical calculations are made by
the aid of the abacus or counting
board. Young pupils have dull and
hard time of it in these schools, for
they must learn by heart the shape
and sound of the multitude of word
characters of their language, the mean
ings of which are not unfolded TO them
until they are 13 or IA years of age.
Every word has its own peculiar sign
and to spell it" is to know the right
number and position of the strokes and
dots which compose it.
The children of China have their
games, the chief outdoor sport being
kite-fying (an amusement in which old
gentlemen as we'll delight, but they
know nothing of football, hockey,
cricket, boating. Punch and Judy are
as much at home in Chinese as in an
English village, and shuttle-cocks are
knocked about by the children with
their feet instead of with battledores.
Once or twice year the women and
children of each village go into the
fields of the country and return laden
with flowers to be offered at the graves
of their dead.
Many books for children are written
by the Chinese. and thev are profusely
The true northerner., 1890-06-18
A Clever Diamond Robbery.

The death of the famous thief, Walter
Stewart, alias Sheriden, in Montreal
prison recalls bold robbery committee I'D
In diamoSd merch ints store by him
and pal. ten years ago, which for skill
has never been equaled in Philadelphia.
Then Sheriden was the most expert dia-
mond thief In America, and decoy jewel
box in the possess on of Joseph X. David
son is the only relic Of the daring theft
aud the mute reminder of the skill of the
master thief Though the two thieves
were arrested for the crime some time
later not "a shadow of the jewels was
ever seen by the victim or the detectives.
The box is a tin one about eight inches
long four inches wide and one inch deep.
1t contains white and blue papers, usually
inclosing loose stone, but salt is the sub
stance in them.
toward the end of March, 1850, Sheri-
den, in company with Dave Cummings
another noted crook, visited Davidson 4
place and purchased for $50 diamond
ring. They carefully noted the exact
shape, size aud appearance of the dia-
mond box while selecting tue stone from
the collection. Two days later they came
back, looked at the box again and de-
palted without purchasing. When David
son examined his trusty box he found its
place filed with the salt paper. While
the salesman was busy they substituted
the false box, and were perfectly success
full in playing their trick
The true northerner., 1890-06-18
A Wonderful Tree.

Gen. Gordon was very talkstive one
evening, explaining to us his pet
theory, viz, that the Seychelles Isl
ands, which are situated to the north
east of Madagascar, are the site of the
garden OF Eden! He gave many rea-
sons for thinking so-one being that
there was tree found there that is
not to be found in any other part of
the world. This, he is confident, is
the forbidden tree" 1t is called
the Coco-de-Mer, or nut of the
sea" and has many peculiarities.
The nut is shaped like a heart, but
with its husk taken off it is like a
mans body from the chest to the knees
To raise tree, he explains, nut is
laid on the ground and covered with
leaves. By and 10y shoot comes out
and runs along the ground, and when
about twelve feet long il takes root
the root is in the form of bulb four
feet in diameter. The tree itself
grows TO the height of 100 feet, and is
only about nine inches thick. 1t is AZ
years old before it bears fruit. and its
nuts grow seven i'll bunch, from the
end of the extended arm, each weigh
ing perhaps forty pounds. They take
seven years to ripen. The leaves are
twenty-four feet long and fourteen
feet broad, and can bear mans
weight 1t must indeed be wonder
full tree.-Coatemp0rdry ReUieW.
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

useful plant which grows in the Flow
cry Kingdom. It's young shoots, much
like great asparagus plants, are used
for food, and out of the wood of the tree
are made kitchen and table utensils,
chop-sticks, tables, chairs, and umbrel-
las, and masts, sails, and cordage of
boats. All the parental love which
girls in China miss is lavished upon
their brothers, upon whom devolves the
family honor and the sacrifical worship
performed at the graves of their ances-
tors, and the Chinaman's ideal of per-
feet bliss is much Joy, many sons, and
great wealth, an ideal which they ex-
press by term meaning "threefold
happiness"
The youngsters of the Orient are not
lacking in names, and some of them
are saddled with titles which an Amer
ican would lose no time In Kidding him
self of by application TO his Legisla-
ture. Among the superstitious high
sounding names are supposed to
arouse the envious wrath of evil spir-
its, and their children often bear such
appellations as Little Dog" Hill
Dog" and "Old Cow" The more re-
hned and intelligent of the Chinese
choose for their little ones the finer
titles of "LongLived King" "Glori-
Gus Light Summer" Beautiful Gem
Place" and Beautiful Phoenix Bell, +"
etc. Besides these names the little
ones have what are called milk
Names" which correspond to the pet
names of American nurseries. Matter
of- ct Cinnamon waste no enarpv in
inventing titles for their children, and
they are simply known 10y numbers,
the first-born, of course, being ~Num-
ber One" When the boys enter school
they have a new name given them by
their masters, such as. for instance,
perfect Talent" ,"~Dutiful Obedience" !"
The true northerner., 1890-06-18
National Greetings.

"How is your stomach? Have you
eaten your rice?" That's Chinese.
BE under the guard of God"
That's the Ottoman's.
"How do you do?" That's English
and American.
"How do you carry yourself?"
That's French.
May thy shadow never grow less :"
That's Persian.
THANK God, how are you?" That's
Arabian
How do you find yourself?" That's
German
How do you have yourself?" That's
Polish.
How do you perspire?" That's
Egyptian.
"How do you live on?" That's Rus
sian.
"Go with God, senor!" That's
Spanish.
How do you stand?" That's Ital-
ian.
"How do you fare?" That's Dutch.
How can you?" That's Swedish.
The true northerner., 1890-06-18
The Preacher Was Too Fresh

In Pickens Superior Court q jury
had been out some time trying to agree
on a verdict in one of the arson cases.
In order to get little exercise they
were permitted to walk up and down
the street in charge of an officer. Dur
ing this exercise preacher came near
the jurymeo, and in low voice whis-
pered: stick to him, boys, stick to
him; you know l am your preacher,
and you must do as / tell you" The
jury, on returning TO the courtroom.
informed Judge Gober how they had
been approached. Judge Gober had
the minister summoned before him, and
sentenced him to Jail for month and
to pay fine of $500. 0.-Sauannah NeiUs.
The true northerner., 1890-06-18
Deal Gently with the stomach.

II 1t proves refractory, mild discipline is the
thing TO set it right. Not all the nauseous
draughts and boluses ever invented can do half
as much 10 remedy its disorders few wine
gIessfuls - say three day Of Hostetter s
stomach Bitters, which will afford it speedy re-
lief, and eventually banish every dyspeptic and
bilious symptom. Sick headache, nervous sness,
sellownoss of the complexion, fur upon the
tongue, vertigo, and those many indescribable and
disagreeable sensations caused by Indigestion,
are too often perpetusted by injudicious dosing
An immediate abandonment OF such random
and iil-advised experiments should be the first
step in the direction of cure the next step the
use OF this standard tonic Alternative which has
received the highest medical sanction aud won
unprecedented popularity.
The true northerner., 1890-06-18
render the bed TO hi. parents that they
might sleep in peace"

render the bed TO his parents that they
might sleep in peace
III.
There was once a man named Han.
Whan a boy he misbehaved himself
very often and his mother used to beat
him with bamboo rod. One day he
cried after beating and his mother
said Il have beaten you many time
and you have never cried before. Why
do you cry today
%, mother, he replied, you used
to hurt me when You fiogged me and
did not cry, but now l weep because
You are not strong enough to hurt me. ,
ut makes me weep says the Chi
nese moralist, with unconscious humor,
"even to read this story"
~.
About 1900 years ago an officer was
unjustly accused of treason and con-
demned to death His son, ID years
old, went to court boldly and beat the
drum to claim an audience with the
Emperor, and entreated that he might
be allowed to die for his father. This
so pleased the Emperor that he set the
man free and was about TO confer the
title of Perfectly Dutifur upon the
boy, when the latter exclaimed: 1T is
right and just for a son to die when hio
father is disgraced, but what disgrace
can be compared with that of gaining
honor at a fathers expense? / respect
fully decline your Maiesty's proposed
distinction
The true northerner., 1890-06-18
NObk (JnseInshnesS.

On the 27th of December, 1885, one OF
the American line of steamers-the Lord
GouRh-while on its way from Liverpool
to Philadelphia, sighted a Gloucester
fishing schooner in distress. The wind
was blowing a gale, and the schooner.
almost disabled, and with three or four Of
her crew already washed into the ocean.
was flying the signal for help.
Captain Huges of tie steamship saw
the fearful peril which a rescuing party
must encounter, but his call for yolun-
teers was promptly answered by the mate
and crew of brave men, and prepara-
tions were made for the desperate trip.
To the astonishment of all, while the
boat was being lowered, the flag of dis
tress on the schooners mast was hauled
down. Perplexed 1t this movement.
the hardy rescuers hesitated, but it was
finally decided that the boat should go.
With great difficulty the schooner was
reached, and upon her deck were found
twelve men utterly without hope except
from outside aid. 1t was necessary to
make two trips. and the bold sailors of
the Lord Cough took half the suffering
men and toiled through the wild waters
to their own ship, returning as soon rs
possible for the others.
When all were safe on board the steamer
Captain Huges asked the schooners mas
ter, Captain George w. Pendleton, why
he had lowered the distress flag. The
reply was:
We saw that you were preparing to
make an effort to save us, but we saw,
also, that it was a sea in which il was
very doubtful whether boat would live.
/ said then. to my men, Shall We let
those brave fellows risk their lives to save
ours?' aud they answered, NO! Then 1
hauled down the flag"
The story is a noble one on both sides.
The men on the schooner were worth
savIny, at oil hazards, and the men on
the steamer were worthy to save them.
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

illustrated, but these books are sold
80 cheaply that the illustrations are
usually cheap and far inferior to the
book illustrations of England and
America. The cuts reproduced with
this sketch are fac-similes of pictures
published in China in toy book con-
tanning one hundred and two stories,
and faithfully represent the condition
of celestial pictorial art. The stories
nre told to illustrate and emphasize
the apothegms of the Chinese moral
lists and will remind American readers
of the Sunday-school books of a gen
Grafton or two ago, in which the heroes
and heroines were always preternatur-
ally good and always dressed in the
bulging cap or prudish pantalets of
Jacob Abbot's Rollo and his sister. A
few of these odd moral tales are here
reproduced that the joys of the little
Chinese may be fully appreciated.
In the Chow dynasty there was a
man named Laon Lai-tsze. When he
was 20 years old he used to put on
bright, many-colored clothes TO attract
the attention of his aged parents ard
play like child TO amuse them. Some
times he would carry water into the
hall, and pretending to stumble would
fall fiat on the ground. Then he would
cry and run to the old people, all to
make them forget their age and imag-
inc that he was yet child"
II.
There was once boy named Woo
Mang, or Brave and Talkative,' who.
when only eight years old, was very
dutiful TO his parents. They were very
poor and could not afford even mos
quito curtains for their bed. So the
little boy used TO get into his parents
bed early in the evening and let the
mosquitoes bite him until surfeited
with his blopd. Then he would sur
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

etc, which is written on the class
books and copy-slips.
In the north of China the summers
are very hot and the winters very cold.
There. in summer especially in
July and Augustine children are
scarcely clothed at all. Little cotton
garments and sometimes gauze tunes
compose their full dress. In winter
they are nearly smothered in clothes.
As the people light fires even in winter
merely FOR the purpose Of cooking food
The true northerner., 1890-06-18
Difference OF Climate.

A Boston man who has gone into fruit
raising in Florida is in the habit of tele-
graphing to partner in the North
whenever any important fact comes up in
the business.
Last winter, at time when sn unusu-
ally severe cold snap had extended as far
South as the Gulf States, where a heavy
frost was reported, he sent a dispatch to
saw that his plantation had not been in
jured by the cold.
1t happened that during the cold
weather his partner had taken q long
sleigh ride, in the course of which he had
the misfortune to freeze his face slightly.
The dispatches which were exchanged
read a follows:
Il have fifteen thousand pineapples,
and the frost has not touched one.
The reply was, L have only one nose,
and the frost has nipped that"
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

il becomes necessary to increase the
clothing as the cold intensihes. until
in midwinter the children of the poor
in their multiplied wadded cotton jack
cts look more like holsters, or even
balls, than like human beings.
Almost every village has school
which the sons Of the rich and poor at
tend together Rich people have pri-
vate tutors for their elder boys and
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

AN electric railway in Siam has been
Incorporated and will be built at once
from Bangkok TO Paknam, a distance Of
thirty miles. This road is to cost $780,
600, and Siamese capital will alone be
used An electric light company has
also been organized and the plant or
dered for BANGKOK
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

SIR NoreLs Free. will be sent by Cragin a.
Co.. Philsda. Pa. TO any one In the u. s. or
Canada postage paid. upon receipt OF Is
Dobbins' Electric Soap wrappers. See list
OF novels on circulars around each bar.
Soap for sale by AL groeers.
The true northerner., 1890-06-18
CHINESE CHILDREN.
Uow BOYS AND GIRLS ARE REARED
AND EDUCATED.

Character OF Chinese village Schools
Studies of the Young-Their Games and
Amusements - Tales which Edify the
Embryo NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from "a
Popular Chinese Story Book.
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

GET the Bestl DR.. Bulls Worm Destroy
ers are the best. They taste good. They
are safe. They are sure.
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

A. M. PRIEST, Druggist sheIbyville, Ind,
says Halls Catarrh Cure give the best OF
satisfaction. Can get plenty OF testimonials as
it cures every one who takes it." Druggists sell
IL TIC
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

"HE is q man of moist habits. is the
modest way of saying man is drunk
hrd.
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

A ROMANTIC young woman named Bar
bara, who gets her mail at Oketo, Kan.
wrote her address on an egg, and in the
course of time postal card arrived at the
Oketo Office from James Miller of 5Zl
Flushing avenue, Brooklyn, n. y, say ing
that in lot of eggs received at his store
this one was found, and If the young lady
was so inclined, he would be pleased to
hear further from her; a'so that he was
single and alone, but that it wes by no
means certain that he would always re-
main so. Further developments are
awaited.
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

RAILROAD corporations are reticent :
they keep their own counsel
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

are loud and joyful. When girl Is
born the best that the parents can say
Is; well, girls are also of some use"
In some districts of China, especially
In time of war or famine, poor people
are sometimes guilty of. destroying
their female infants. But the educated
Chinese disapprove of this custom,
and societies exist for its suppression
by aiding poor parents with money
when girl is born to them and by
prosecuting such as are guilty of its
practice. The reason for this popular
aversion to female progeny lies chiefly
In the fact that girls in China are be-
trothed while yet very young and some
times leave their own parents to live
in the homes of their prospective hus-
bands long before they are married.
In Chinese proverb girls are called
sfne bamboo shoots springing up out
side the fence"-that is, outside their
fathers homes. The significance of
this saying will be apparent when 1t Is
known that the bamboo tree is the most
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

OYS are the joy of
Chinese homes, and
girls, although they
are ofteu dearly
loved by their par
ents, are never as
welcome at tn cir
b irth as their
brothers. When a
son is born the con-
gratulations heaped
upon the parents
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

BRONCHITIS Is cured by frequent small
doses OF Piso's Cure for Consumption.
The true northerner., 1890-06-18

Old smokers prefer Tansil's Punch Cigar.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-15
Real Estate Deals.

Geo. w. Breckenridge to f. J. Car
ter, lot on Avenue B, $1,000.
J. p. Long and wife to r. J. Ormand
lot on Camp street, $4,000.
J. 4. Daugherty to Anna II. KOess-
ley, lot on Dakota street, $500.
John Larzalere to Emily f. Beard,
lot on corner Denver and Nesbitt
streets, $3.50
b. f. Dane and wife to Aug.
Robitsch, lot on Lamar street, $500.
II. Tournat to F. p. Hord, w. l..
Smith and Geo Redmon, lot on south
west corner South Flores and Nueva
streets, $4,000.
J. q. Horn and others to Jacob
Dullnig, lot on corner Wyoming and
Blum streets, $1,000.
Henry Muhlendorf and wife to A2-
mes James Terry, lot on Madison
street, $500.
John Twohig to w. H. Little, lot
10, range l, district 8, "a acres, $500.
Emma Sinner to w. B. Sinner, II 12
acres, range ]. district 7, east OF San
Pedro creek, $3.50.
w. B. Sinner to Emma Sinner, 4S
lots, block 200, district :, range |,
$500.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-15
A Convention of Women.

To discuss various topics, such as
the social, civil and religious condi-
ton of women, will be held in San
Antonio the 4th, 5th and 9Th of Feb
ruary. Mrs. l.. NJ. Wells, of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, a national worker of
winning address who has the power
of holding an audience spell bound.
and Miss Ida Z. Clothier "a bright
Boston girl who has been with us
once before, an organizer of Christian
Endeavor soceties) will be in charge.
Valuable suggestions as to ways
and means will be given which will
be helpful to all workers. February
4th: During the morning of the first
day, 1890 o'clock, will be exclusively
for women who are earnestly invited
to attend.
All who are interested in the vari-
Gus departments of philanthropic
work, all societies who have their OBJ
ject and aim the uplifting of humani-
ty, are urged to be present. Send
delegates, and report to Mrs. E. A.
Fry, IS Avenue F.. All ministers are
invited, and are expected to be on
programme, for which see later.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-15
The Colonel Home Again.

Colonel Ed. Wickes is back in his
old quarters in the San Antonio club.
A sprained ankle has kept the colon ell
in doors, but he expects to be out in a
few days and see for himself the great
Improvements that have taken place
in the city during his absence. His
summer trip north was prolonged be-
yond the usual time in consequence of
the extraordinary mild weather; he
wanted to enjoy a sleigh ride before
returning to San Antonio, but finding
the season slipping away in spring
like garments, he left Chicago for San
Antonio. Colonel Wickes loses moth
ing of his youthfulness or vigor az the
summers and winters pass away, and
says he holds his usual weight and
good health.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-15
Dakota'S ArteSian Well.

CHICAGO, January ia dispatch
from Woonsocket, Dakota, says: The
flow from the great artesian well was
brought under subsection today. A
lake covering over 40 acres had been
formed in the lower part of the town
on some vacant lots, a dense fog
constantly rising from the warm
water. Half the pressure is now
turned on and the water runs through
a six inch pipe. There was a solid
stream of $50 feet. Artesian experts
say the we'll is one of the most pow
erful in the world.