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Life In the Deem Sea.

In many Of the soundings made by
Sir John Ross sea worms, or annelids
were brought up from depths varying
from 119 to 1000 fathoms. At depth
Of 800 fathoms his nets caught a beauti
full specimen of the Caput Medusa. The
specimen was preserved and is now il
The British museum III London. -St
Louis Republic:
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where Circulation Is Feeblest.

Those who lead sedentary life find
the circulation feeblest about the nose.
lips and temples, and those parts of the
face should be theoretically kneaded
several times day. When the pores
become distended, the fine, invisible
dust in the air enters and clogs and
blackens them. Mere ordinary face
washing, even when warm water and
soap are used, is not sufficient to remove
the dirt in the pores, but the vigorous
acid of the lemon will cleanse and carry
off all such unsightly blemishes
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*Daily, except Sunday. tSunday only.
CONNECTTONS.


Train No. 4OS connects at Harper's Ferry
with Fast Limited Express trains, leaving at
LIB p. M, arriving at Columbus at ESQ a. m.
and Pittsburgh at S:45 p. M, and Chicago at
loo a. m. next morning; with train leaving
at 5:l9 p. M, arriving at Cincinnati at 7:45 a
NJ, St. Louis at 600 p m, and connects at
Weverton with train arriving at Hagerstown
at 2:l3 p. NJ, and at Washington Junction with
train arriving at Frederick at 2:20 p. m.
Train 416 connects with fast vestibuled trains
at Harper's Ferry at 1853 p. m. for Chicago;
1921 p: m. for Pittsburg, and 1:46 a. m. for Gin
cinnati and ST. Louis. Arrive at Pittsburg at
i:55 a. M; Chicago at 900 p. M, Cincinnati at
$50 p. M, and st. Louis at 7:12 a. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars run through
to Cincinnati, st. Louis, Chicago and Pitts
burgh on all express trains.
For rates, tickets, baggage checks and fur
ther Information apply to B. & o. agents or to
Q. E. DudrOw, Travelling Passenger Agent,
Winchester. Va, or c. T. Hammond, Agent
StauntOn, Va.
CHAS. o. SCULL, W. GREENE
Gen. Pass. Agt. Gen. Man.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-15
Waking q Shah.

An amusing story is told Of how the
late shah fell asleep when he should
have been the chief guest at a reception.
In Persia they believe that an awakened
person suffers grievous injury. What
was to be done? A band was dispatched
to the shah's resting place with special
instructions to the big drum. The result
was successful.
Faith is letting down our nets into
the transparent deeps, at the divine
command, not knowing what we shall
take.-Faber.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-15

DEATH OF MRS. STowE.-Mrs Har
riet Beecher Stowe, sister of the late
Henry Ward Beecher, and the author
Of "Uncle Toms Cabin, died on Tues
day afternoon, June 3Oth, aged 81
years. from the effects of stroke of
paralysis on the Friday preceding at
her residence in Hartford, Conn.
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Beats Stocks.

II haven't seen you on change late
""
'sNo. I'm making more money by
outside speculation.
"Any objection to putting me next to
it?''
"None at all. It's simply getting
bets on the weather. I copper the
weather predictions. Chicago Trib-
nne.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-15
ARTIST SIGN PAINTERS.
Mon of Genius Who Have Engaged ]
Humble Employment.

Men of Genius Who Have Engaged In
Humble Employment.
Commonly there is not a great deal
of real artistic value in the signs that
distractingly illuminate the streets of
our cities and towns It is, however,
interesting to note that there have been
in the annals Of art not few instances
Of noted artists whom stress of misfor-
tune compelled at times in their career
to take to this employment-at least
temporarily. Some of the old masters
did not hesitate to turn their brushes to
work Of this kind when necessity COM
manded, and there have been many
swinging signs of old taverns through
out Great Britain painted by men of
genius whose talents had otherwise
failed to fill their pockets with guineas.
Du Maurier once painted signs, and
more than one Of his contemporaries
could if he would tell tale of similar
employment Of his brush.
In the history of American art there
have been some cases of men who found
sign painting more remunerative than
work of higher character. Perhaps the
best known was Matthew Pratt OF Phil
adelphia, a talented portrait painter,
who, having a family to support, hon.
estly turned his hand in intervals Of
leisure to the production of tavern signs
and banners for political conventions.
On the other hand, there are not a
few instances of sign painters abandon
ing their craft for higher sphere in
art. And of American artists especially
number have begun in this humble
line. j. G. Brown at the outset of his
career painted the signs of the landscape
pictures with which the old New York
Broadway stages were decorated. Henry
Smith Mount, brother of the more
talented William Sidney Mount, though
sign painter, executed some creditable
pictures Of still life and became an A.
N. A. i'll 1882 W. S. Mount, first asso-
ciated with his brother, showed capa-
city for higher order of art. He was
one of our early genre painters, devot-
ing himself mainly to depicting the hu-
morous side of American rustic life.
Francis A. Silva and Arthur Quartley,
the marine painters, now dead, began
their careers as sign painters. So did
William McGrath, the clever genre
painter, who Of late has been painting
subjects la Alma Tadema. Worthing-
ton Whittredge and William Louis
Sountag, both now well known as land
seape painters, were painting signs to-
gether in Cincinnati little more than
40 years ago.-Detroit Free Press.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-15

What is grief? It is an obscure laby-
rinth into which God leads man, that
he may be experienced in life, that he
may remember his faults and abjure
Them, that he may appreciate the calm
ghich virtue Riyea -sche{EM.
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NASAL dbl
LOCAL DISEASE

Luz n Il Dlo L "A . Z
and is the result OF
colds and sudden
climatic changes.
1t can be cured hy a
pleaSantremedywhich
is applied directly into
the poStrilS.
For Your Protection
we positively state
that this remedy does
not contain mercury
or any other injurious
drug.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-15

The Duchess of Teck is expected to get
along somehow or other on an annual
allowance of G5, 900.
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IT Will CURE.

A particlei applied directly into the nostrils
and is agreeable. Price 80 cents at Druggists
or by mail.
ELY BROTHERS 55 Warren Street, New York.
ian S-1yr
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A farmer in King George county
unhitched his horses from his pillow the
other evening to escape an approach
ing thunderstorm, and just as he left
the pillow lightning struck and tore
the pillow into atoms Nothing but tie
lronwork and some splinters of the
implement were afterwards found
these remnants were scattered around
in every direction.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-15

AFFIDAvITs as to personal character
may be necessary to alay suspicion or
to attract the simple minded; but
what has the manufacturers private
character to do with the efficacy of his
so-called ''cure?" Ely's Cream Balm
depends solely upon it's reputation of
years as successful cure for catarrh
IN all its stages. It is absolutely free
from mercury or any other drug ipjuri
GUS to the system. Being applied di-
rectly to the diseased membrane it
a1ords instantaneous relief and will
elect perfect cure of catarrr.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-15

CREAM BALM
Cleanses the NasalPaS :
sages, Allays Inflam-
nation, Heals the
Sores, Protects the
Membrane from Colds.
Restores the Senses of
| Taste and Smell.
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H77" for GRIP.

Sold by Druggs or sent prepaid ON receIpt Of ur1ce
for a., lmsy be assorted, except a. 81 size only
DsHgnraHnxS MANUAL Enlarged Revisedj NAILED1ai1
AplIs AAsSP Ia Co. III 11s WnIan ~ xsv Tel.
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''1'' 'o ~ ~ No. 4, Daily. No. q Daily

Additional local trains leave Staunton as
follows: Except Sunday-2:3 p. M, arrive
Richmond 7:45 p. M; arrive at Staunton. S.45
| a. M. leave 1920 a. H., and arrive at Gordons-
vile l2:25 p. m.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-07-15

Additional local trains leave stanton
follows Except Sunday-3:3s p M, arrive
Clifton Forge 555 p. m.
No. Z, leaves TAT p. m. for Goshen.
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over the county Lines,

A meeting of the County Board OF
Examiners for the examination of can
didates for Fist, second and Third
Grade Teachers Certificates, will be held
In the Academy. Woodbury., on Friday
and Saturday. May l and 2.
Matthew Roe, of Gloucester. a con-
ductor on the Camden, Gloucester and
Woodbury. Railway, was run over at
Woodbury. on Sunday night, and was
instantly killed. The deceased, who was
running car No. 81, the motor, attempted,
1t Is thought, to step from his car to the
trailer, No. 90, in order to obtain some
thing from the conductor on that car. He
missed his footing and fell on the track,
both wheels striking his head anGr face,
INJECTING injuries which were i~nstantls
fatal. The accident happened in front of
the waiting room of the company. and
the body was removed there. Tt wal the
first trip of the deceased, who is a
married man and leaves several small
children.
The sudden death of Thomas F. G.
Cooper, at his residence in Mantua, on
Thursday night last, was a shock to the
community, where he is well and favor
ably known among business and pro-
fessional men. Mr.. Cooper returned
home from his work as usual and was
stricken shortly afterwards with paralysis
Of the heart, which caused death in q
few moments. The deceased was . of
the foremost workers In the Free and
Accepted Masops, and Was . Past
Mnstar In Florence Lodge, Of Woodbury..
BE VA adiutsnt Of The Iuenty-fours1
Regiment New Jersey Volunteers ana
- voara has heid 4 fruated oIarioal p08t- |
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NEWS AT THE coUNTY-sEAr.
SALEM. April 80, 1896.

SALEM, ApIii oVs 1000.
The beautiful month of May is knock.
;no AT the door. and tomorrow May Day,
with the delights of the May-pole, will
enter. Make way for the fair queen, and
let her be arrayed in the lovely flowers
Of springtime. April showers have been
few and far between, but the May flowers
promise to be quite abundant.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society Of the West Jersey Baptist Asso.
citation is holding it's annual meeting in
the First Baptist Church to-day. Mrs.
E. j. Park, a missionary to India, and
Mrs. kirkpatrick, who labored in Bur-
nah, are the principal speakers.
Louis d. Pancoast had the misfortune
to be thrown from his bicycle, last week.
the result of a collision, breaking the
smaller bone in his leg, and spraining his
ankle.
Special revival services have been In
progress in the Broadway M. E. Church
this week, in charge of the pastor, Rev.
J. Ward Gamble. He invited the pastors
of this city to preach for him, they
generally consenting. 1t is the intention
to continue the meetings during the
month.
In telling a tree in the Episcopal
Churchyard on Friday. the guy line,
designed to prevent the tree striking
either the chapel or the church, parted.
The result vas that one of the large
stained glass windows of the church was
completely demolished.
Auctioneer Casper sold on Saturday
eight shares of Salem Railroad stock,
guaranteed by the West Jersey. to Cham.
bless Allen. for $65 SO per share. Owen
L. Jones purchased ten shares of the
West Jersey dividend stock at $57 De I
share.
Casper w. Acton, of Warrington, was
seriously injured in An accident near the
Pointers on Saturday night. Mr.. Acton
had an arm broken and received several
bruises about the body. The accident
was caused by the colt of John r. Keen,
which was coming in an opposite direction,
making a bolt and landing across the
shafts of Mr.. Acton's wagon. Mr.. Acton
was thrown out Of his wagon and his
horse ran away. The vehicle was badly
wrecked. DIR. F. Bilderback, of this city,
attended the injuries of Mr.. Acton.
Sheriff Shinn, of Bridgeton, wal in
this city on Wednesday. as was also
Editor Ladd, of the Vineland Journal, and
Editor Foster, of the Elmer Times. They
were here getting points at the hearing in
the Ida Hofford case.
The Monitor-register., 1896-05-01
Rich Discoveries of Gold

At Cripple Creek, Colo, and elsewhere
are being made daily, and the production for
1896 will be the largest ever known. esti.
mated at Two Hundred Million Dollars
Cripple Greek alone is producing over One
Million Dollars a month, and steadily increas
ing. Mining Stocks are advancing in price
more rapidly than any other Stocks, and many
pay dividends of IS to 50 per cent. They
offer the best opportunity to make a large
profit on a mail investment.
], E MORGAN & CO., As Broadway.
New York, are financial agents for the Pru
dental Gold Mining Co., and others in the
famous Cripple Creek district. They will send
you free, interesting particulars Of the Mining
Companies they represent also their book on
speculation in Stocks, Grain and Cotton, con
tanning many new and important features.
Send for these books at once if you are
interested in any form of speculation or
investments. They may prove profitable to
Won
The Monitor-register., 1896-05-01
ANNA HUNTER VANMErER.
EVILS OF THE COUNTY JAIL.
By NER BRINKERHoFF, PRESIDENT OF
THE NATIONAL PRISON ASSOCIATION.

In 1773, when John Howard became High
Sheriff of Bedfordshire, England, and
began his wonderful career in the reforms
ton OF prisoners, his interest was first
aroused by a visit to the county Jail at
Bedford. This Jail, which was typical for
all English prisons at that day, was also
typical for all American jails, for with
English colonists came the English Jail. In
these Jails all prisoners, whether old or
young, innocent or guilty, convicted or
u~Dconvicted, were herded together in a
common hall. In England these tails have.
long since passed away, but in America, so
far as the concentrating association of
prisoners is concerned, our iails, with some
exceptions, remain unchanged.
b evils OF our county Jail system can
not we'll be exaggerated, and in its con-
demnation all penologists are in absolute
agreement. DIR. Wines, in his recent book
upon "Punishment and Reformation
eharacterizes it as q ssfoul blot upon our
American civilization Others have char
acterized our jails as "crime schools and as
moral pest-houses,n and in these state
ments ali who have given attention to the
subject fully concur. The National Prison
Association for twenty-five years in its
annual conferences, has called attention to
this continuing evil, and has sought to
arouse q public sentiment for it's extirpation.
but thus far but little has been accomplished.
IN every jail with q dozen inmates there
are Usually two or three professional thieves
o. bprgiars, whose greatest pleasure is to
entertain their assoc ates with roseate stories
OF succeesful crime, }apd Il young men
under such influences do not become per-
maneptly criminals II il not through want Of
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answeri We often hear it said That
woman has as much power Ia her silent
influence as lies in the possession OF a
political voice. But this power at best Is
precarious, depending on two variable
quantities; q genius, 10 the wife, rarely
possessed and more seldom sustained,
to gain and maintain her dominion; In
the husband, a nobility to respect ballot
less wishes, which, alas, fades too often
with the stars OF the wedding morn. And
in any case, it gives no prestige to the
maiden lady. Thus, when she most needs
protection, she is powerless.
Some men fear to acknowledge that we
are not running the machine perfect'y'
that we have failed, need help to unborse
plutocracy and rumocracy, which Is riding
society into the Dismal Swamp. Kecog-
nizing their inherent right to participate
in q government of the people, let US
emove the dead CARCASS Of prejudice from
the path of our advancing mothernoo
and sisterhood. No longer let the Dug
bear of fancied Ill results frighten us
from duty and privilege. Chivalry n
honor and common sense dictate q well
come to the nations better mora half
in the battle against humanity's enemies
and the protection oil the home.-Onson
Signal.
We are in receipt of one of the attrac-
lively prepared programs of the Spring
School of Methods of the Gloucester
county W. G. T. U. to be held in the nj.
E. Church, Swedesboro, on 10th inst.
Mrs. Horner, President of Camden
county, Miss Alice M. Guernsey. State
superintendent of L. T. L. work, and
Mrs. Emma Bourne, the State President,
are some of the attractive features
thereof. Further details will be given
next week, which we trust all may read
with q touch of love in the heart for this
boundless work for God. for home, for
humanity. In love,
RUTH.
The Monitor-register., 1896-05-01

Friends of Garrett A. Hobart, who are
more concerned about seeing him nomi-
mated for Vice. President than they are as
to who shall head the Republican ticket,
summarize the situation thus: Mckinley
is going to get the nomin alton without
having to make any promises or combi-
nations. His friends will be willing to
nominate for Vice. President any man
acceptable to the Eastern States, and
especially TO New-York. Mr.. Hobart
numbers among bis warmest friends
many of the ablest and most influential
finauciers and business men of New York,
and they will support him. In addition
to this, Hobart's nomination secures
New Jerseys electoral vote to the
Republican ticket.
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4 N

II the successful candidate was going
it tandem to the White House, Tom Reed
would be the man.
A hard money Western Democratic
Congressman loses his head in the follow
1vn-u Iair i'd "nue with the
10 to l dogma, it will be likely to raise
the dust in his district.
A Harrison Presidential boom i,
thought to be meandering about the West,
u it has not been sufficiently clearly
sighted to speak with certainty. If its q
real boom and not a ghost, it will turn mn
1t st. Louis next month. Whether real
or phantom. 1t serves to keep some people
awake o. nights.
The Republi @ of Cuba seems to find
favor with American investors, as the
bids for its 90, 0 1000 loan aggregated
more than 80, 100000. The bids were
low, averaging 6s4 per cent; but the
TACT that they were made at all must be
gratifying to the patriots, while the risk
OF losing the whole investment is quite
large enough to justify prudent capital
lists in asking for a large margin of pros.
pective profit.
American ship building and steam
engineering achieved another triumph on
saturday in the wonderful performance
Oh the battle ship Massachusetts on her
omcial trial trip on the New England
coast, during which she earned for her
builders, the Cramps Company, of Phila-
delphia, a bonus of 500, 600. by exceed.
ing the contract speed requirements of
10 Knots per hour by 1.15 knots in a run
Oh % Knots. By her remarkable record
tne Massachusetts, and the Indiana type
OF sea-going battle ships lead the world.
MOI only did she speed faster, but in
every respect appeared to be a little
better than the Indiana.
The vote of the Methodist Episcopal
conferences in favor of admitting women
as General Conference delegates was
1915. Against the proposition 2 500
votes were cast. This makes a total vote
OF 1904. The discipline Of the church
provides that a proposition to change
any of the restrictive rules must receive
the support of three-fourths of the MEM
bers OF the annual conferences voting on
the proposition and of two thirds of the
members of the General Conference +.
Three-fourths of 10, 044 is 1888. A
change of eighteen votes from the mega
tive to the affirmative would have been
Sufficient to carry the proposition. This,
however, doesn't affect the matter, as it
only indicates the sentiment of the
church. The General Conference, which
assemblies In Clevelandto-day, has the
power to decide the matter, as the law-
making body of the church.
The Monitor-register., 1896-05-01
Reflex Action

in Rectal Diseases is such that none but an expert in
chronic work can determine the seat of disease thai
gives rise to so many complaints. Well-defned
symptoms of Locomoter Ataxia, Heart Disease.
extreme head trouble, Kidney Complaint, Epilepsy
of long standing, and Female Complaints in an
aggravated form, have all been found to have their
origin in complicated diseases of the rectum. Yet
the true cause had not been suspected by former
doctors. 1t is astonishing how much trouble a assure
or rectal ulcer will produce. Time and money are
wasted in doctoring unless the cause is removed.
DR.. FinIaw, 31I s.. 9th St.. Camden, N. J.,
can be consulted free of charge by both sexes, Fri
days, 2 a. m. TO 5 p. M; Saturdays. a. m. to "a m.
and 8 to 8 P. m. Call or send for book containing al
particulars, testimonials of cures, etc.
Uterine Diseases radically cured by a mild
treatment, without the use Of supporters.
Hemorrhoids cured and guaranteed not to return.
No Cutting. Alex. Thomson, of Rancocas. N. T..
says to all who are suffering from piles: "No matter
how much you have tried and failed, you need oniy
to put your case in the hands Of DIR. Frnlaw, ar
South Sixth street, Camden, N. j., who will COM
plcte a cure without cutting. / could scarcely walk
at times for years. Now ! feel like another man.
Davenport''s entire wheat -four leaves
the old Graham in tina ahada Trv II
The Monitor-register., 1896-05-01

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, April 81, 1896.
NOTWITHSTANDING TIMES
AT ~WANAMAKEP'C

Al WANAMAkERo
This store is pledged to the
very best service of its public.
Its buying power is used to
bring you the most substan-
tial bargains to be found in
the markets of the world.
Whatever the general condi-
tons of trade we are enabled
through our great purchasing
RGfy H5et98rdSlhEaed1ss Is crises djsseed in the the
wisest way by the majority of
those who depend on Wana-
makers for supplies. They
get here the most dependable
of goods at prices as low or
lower than obtain elsewhere
on goods "made to SELL" We
could not sell trash under our
system of guaranteeing your
satisfaction, because youwould
rightly bring back to us such
goods as are handed over
counters where you part with
your moneywithout large hope
of redress.
But great as are our advan-
tages in usual times they are
doubled, to your help, in times
like the present, when other
stores being overstocked we
can offer help to holders of
goods that they gladly pay for
in lessened prices.
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rns county Jail.

Salem, N. j., April I'd, 1896.
To the Editor of the MONITOR R~EeIsrER
DEAR SIR :-As a member of the Stand
ing Committee of the State Charities.
Aid and Prison Reform Association.
my attention has been called TO the
evils of county jails.
1t is believed the accompanying article
will help in forming public sentiment,
and it will oblige me very much to have
it published in the MONITOR REGISTER at
your earliest convenience. Taken from
a November edition of the Press.
Respectfully,
ANNA HUNTER VANMETER.
The Monitor-register., 1896-05-01
DRESS sTUFFs

Incoming steamers fetch the
newest Dress Stuffs from over
the sea-new fabrics and new
Prettiness in fabrics you've
known. The Philadelphia wo-
man who doesn't know the
world of dress goods has
either not come often enough
to Wanamaker's S, or has seen
with poor eyes.
: spic and span, just from the
Custom House
Organdy Lawns-Dimities
Organdy Rayee.
these are shown in the
Dress Goods Salon, where
you We come for the CSC lace
striped Linen Etamine A.
37Hc. Too bad that the end
OF this lot will have come
before you've gotten half
enough.
There is a story of silk-and-
wool Crepon at soc instead Of
a dollar ; but never mind it
the goods are interesting
enough. An importers over
confidence let the price sag
for the moment.
john WANAMAKER.