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The Monitor-register., 1897-06-04
The SuItan,s household

In the time of the sultan's predecessor
the seraglio buildings stretched along
the banks of the Bosporous for ~ miles,
and contained some 1000 persons, the
household order and arrangement being
much as they are at present. The sui
tan's mother-when he has a mother
receives a servile obedience from all its
inmates. Then ZONES the hasnadar
ousta, OF mistress of the treasury, gem
orally a shrewd old woman, promoted
from the ranks of the servants for her
talent for housekeeping and gossip. If
the sultani valide dies, the hasnadar sue
Ceeds her. Under Abdul Medjid the
seraglio was long ruled by a washerwo-
man, whose chief adviser was a bal
tadic, or newer of wood, who could not
read, but had the power of Diminishing
viziers. The sultan's four kadines come
next, who rank as spouses till he di-
vorces them and marries them to some
of the pashas. Then there are five or six
1kbals, or favorites; then the guieuzedes
(from guieuz, eye-girls who have at
tracted the masters glance.
Every woman who marries from the
seraglio takes with her, besides a large
portion in cash, her clothing, jewels,
furniture, carriages and servants. After
them come the kadines-effendis, the
mothers of the sultan's children; then
the unmarried princesses of the royal
blood, then the foster mothers and foster
sisters of the sultana or princes or prin-
cesses, Among the attendants are cham
berlains, secretaries, guards, eunuchs,
solutions, cooks, pages, musicians,
dancing girls, dwarfs, b%uffoons, priests,
astrologers, BARRIERS and shampooers,
tasters of the sultan's food, athletes,
cocktighters, ramtighters, jugglers and
grooms to look after the 500 horses con-
tanned in the imperial stables .-New
York Tribune.
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GEMS,

Reason helps the wise and oudgels the
foolish.
Of all the virtues, gratitude has the
shortest memory.
Envy is a blind man, leading unhappi.
ness by the hand.
Boosting always means one of two
things, ignorance or cowardice.
If you have built castles in the air, your
work need not be lost; that is where they
should be. Now put foundations under
them.
Write it on your heart that every day
is the best in the year. No man has
learned anything rigidly until he knows
that ever day is Doomsday.
To give a suggestion, or even serious
advice, to another may be kind and wise;
but to press either beyond certain limits
is both rude and impolitic.
The truest help We can render an
afflicted man is not to take his burden
from him, but to call out his best energy,
that he may be able to bear the burden.
There can be no social beauty where
disorder prevails, no national beauty
where law is set at naught, no beauty of
life where the true ends of life are dis
regarded.
When you cannot support Pride
properly, substitute Self Respect. Pride
wit bout the perquisities of wealth is
like a soldier without arms and ammuni-
ton, apt to be routed at any point.
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Calling an Irish Salmon.

Mickle, gaff in hand, was hopping
around behind me, more like a wild In
dian with a tomahawk than an expert
enced Irish water bailiff about to i'm
pale a salmon. Sport, too, joined in the
infectious excitement and jumped at
my feet and barked at every splash that
the big fish made. Down along the riv-
er bank the cute old bailiff glided and
crept out behind a projecting rock.
Once l almost coaxed him within strik-
ing distance of the one eyed gaffer, but
Mickle prided himself on his skill and
feared to run the risk of missing his
stroke. Off again dashed the fish across
the pool, as if warned by instinct of the
unseen danger, and it was fully ten
minutes ere I had him played back to
the proper point.
Then, like a lightning flash, the cold
steel impaled him, and the great, quiv-
ering body was triumphantly lifted Oh
the gait by the eXultant bailiff, show
ing a fish as beautiful as was even land
ed. The sheen of his scales and the
small sea lice still clinging to him
showed that he had only just come up
from the salt water. 1t had taken me
exactly 46 minutes from the moment
he was hooked till he lay ON the bank,
and he weighed 26 pounds by my pock-
ct scales.
The thunder and lightning" fly was
carefully extracted from his gullet, for
it had gone down deep, and the bailiff
smiled in appreciation Of the remarks
on his good Judgment of water, wealth
er and flies which l felt in duty bound
to make. l had time for only a short
rest in the shade after my exciting ex-
perience, when splashl splash i'll front
invited me to the sport again.-Sports-
mans Magazine.
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DIR. Finlaw's Uterine Regulator is
a patent device that does away with
all uterine supporters. 1t is inserted
and removed at will. Thus suitable
medicines are applied by the patient
direct to the diseased womb and held
in place by the patent regulator.
1t also prevents any %effete, septic or
foreign matter from entering the
uterus, and renders vaginal douching
perfectly safe.
This new discovery originated by
DR.. Finlaw enables him to success
fully treat complicated diseases of the
womb that have been incurable under
other treatment without the patient
having to visit the office or be sub
jected to a private examination.
This new method is suited to all
forms of womb diseases. Call or
send to ]. P. Finlaw, M. D, 311 So.
Sixth street, Camden, N. J., for full
particulars. Consultation free and
private and strictly confidential.
Office days-Fridays, g. a. m. to
3 p. M; Saturdays, 9 a. m. to IL M,
and 6 to 8 p. m.
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Chinese Sweets.

The Chinese are said to possess Sc
crets in the preparation of sweets that
astonish our most accomplished confec-
TONERS. They know how to remove the
pulp from oranges and substitute vari-
GUS jellies. The closest examination
fails to reveal any opening Or incision
in the skin of the fruit. They perform
the same feat with eggs. The shells are
apparently as intact as when the eggs
were newly laid, but upon breaking and
opening them the contents consist of
nuts and sweetmeats. New York Sun.
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EYcless Animals.

Many of the lower animals are known
to see without eyes, the skin having a
high degree Of sensitiveness to light.
Thus emthworms, the maggots of flies
and eyeless centipCds find their way
about nearly as readily as similar crea-
lures which have eyes. In a recent Ger
man work on the sensitiveness to light
of eyeless animals, DR.. Nagel, who
made his observations chiefly on mol
lusks, found that the eyeless b~ivalyes
and snails he experimental with showed
q high degree of sensitiveness to light.
He found that some species reacted es-
pecially to d~iminutiou, others to in
crease of light, and that this difference
was correlated with other character. -
Philadelphia Press.
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Mark Twain and the Friendly Com
positor.

1t is a Denver newspaper tradition that
the funniest bit of journalistic work ever
done by Mark Twain was strangled by a
too friendly proofreader. Mark was
given an assignment to write up the
opening of a s~aloon-quite a note orthy
event in those days in the Colorado town
He thought it would be funny to make
his account of the festivities bear silent
witness to the potency of the free refresh
ments dispensed. The article began
soberly enough, but soon the diction be-
came misty, then the spelling grew son.
fused, and finally the whole thing
degenerated into a maudlin, incoherent
eulogy of the saloon keeper.
1t was funny. Mark read it over and
laughed until he cried. But the next
morning when he eagerly scanned the
paper he could not find his work. 10 an
oh scure corner he saw a two line item
stating that "Alcazar saloon was opened
with appropriate festivities last night
That was all.
He rushed down to the office and in
quired about his article. The managing
editor knew nothing about it. The city
| editor couldn't tell what had become OF
it. The foreman said he hadn't seen it
AS Mark vas snortiug about the s'out.
rage" and vas running about the off oe
trying to get track of his missing copy
a proofreader slyly nudged him, and said
c~oridentially: "You owe me a cigar
"How is that?" inquired the humorist
"Iv'e earned it," was the reply. 81.
saved your job for you last night. Maybe
you don't know how the old man hert
feels about such things, but he won
have it if he fluids it out. He's free
three men since I've been here-just tina
way"
Just what way?'
"Why, just as you were last night, yor
know. Your stuff wouldn't do at ali. L
was simply awful. | knew if the oil,
man saw it you were gone, so l fixed i
up myself. Chicago Times Herald.
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He Was in Doubt.

81 wish l had a higher opinion of old
Parker's reputation for truth and
veracity," said a young man who was
trying to make a cigar burn without
much success.
"What's the matte1?" asked the
youth with the cigarette.
"Why, l can't make mp my mind
whether I'd better psopose to his eldest
daughter or not"
"But what has his reputation for
truth and veracity got to do with it p
inquired the youth in ONE surprise.
Everything" answered the man with
the cigar. "You see, he incidentally
mentioned the other evening that that
girl once sewed a suspenper button on
his trousers without even having her
attention called to the fact that it wal
gone-just discovered it by accident you
know, and fixed it,"
'I've read of such girls in novels"
suggested the youth thoughtfully.
THAT'S just it," returned the man
with the Cigar. "I've heard of women
of that sort in fairy tales myself, but it
seems so improbable that I'm sort of
afraid the old mar may be a designing
scoundrel who is merely trying to get
the girl married as soon as possible"
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A Comparison.

"No," said Mr.. Cumrox pensively,
sit isn't the amount Of time that a
thing takes that regulates its impor-
lance"
"What makes you think of that?'' in
quired his wife.
"Our daughter. When graduation
day comes, it'll only take her Is or 90
minutes to stand up and inform the
public about THE Inconsistencies of
Modern Thought and the Ultimate Des-
tiny of the Human Race, but it'll take
her half an hour or more to make up
her mind as to what kind of sirup she
wants in her soda water. "-Washing-
ton Star.
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POCKETS.

Thirty of Them Made IL a Pair of
Brooches of the Year 1911.
Perhaps the best proof of the advance
of the Japanese in civilization is to be
found in their use of pockets. The peo-
pie of that country have usually six or
eight pockets c%unningly inserted in tNa
cuffs of their wide sleeves. TLLs1 bUcA-
cts are always filed with a curious mis-
cellany. As common as the Irvine in the
pockets of young Americans is the pray
er amulet written ON sheets of rice pa
per and composed by the BONES. In ac-
cordance with their faith, these anu
let's are swallowed like a pill in cases
of mental or physical distress. Another
essential seldom missing is a number of
small squares of silky paper. These are
put to unexpected uses, such as to hold
the stem of a lily or lotus, to dry a tea
cup or to wipe away a tear. Among the
Chinese and other nations a pouch is
used instead of a pocket. This was also
the case i'll western Europe in the mid
die ages and for some time afterward.
The pouch was attached to the girdle,
along with a dagger and rosary. 1t was
called an aulmoniere or gipciere. 1t was
9ften ornamented with curious patterns,
gold and silk threads, coats of arms and
religious sentences. A dramatist of the
time of Henry VIII wrote:
From my girdle he plucked my pouch;
By your leave he left me never a penny.
Brooches, however, had pockets at an
early date. In an old play written about
1911 it is mentioned that a man had his
breeches plated as if they had 30 pock-
cts. But pockets did not attain their
proper position until the adoption of
the modern style of mems garments.
With w%aistcoats a great opportunity for
pockets presented itself. Later they were
made very broad and deep and were
covered with embroidery and buttons.
In the reign of George III waistcoat
pockets reached such size in England
that they became objects of ridicule, so
that they soon began to resume more
moderate proportions New York Post.
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-04

In Berlin there are iron posts or
stanchions fixed on the curb at conven-
lent distances, marked "halting place, "
for omnibus OF tramcar. At these places
the passengers wait, and the drivers are
not allowed to pull up at any other
spot. When an omnibus approaches one
of these posts, the conductor calls out,
"Halting placel'' and if a passenger
wants to get out or if any passengers
are waiting to get in the driver pulls
up; if not, he passes on.
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-04
Old Newspaper File,

The San Francisco public library re-
joices i'll the possession of about two
years files of the first newspaper pub
lished ON the Pacific coast. it being the
Oregon Spectator, which was begun at
Oregon City, Or, Thursday, Feb. 5,
1916. The first Californian publication
was The Californian, which appeared
at Monterey Aug. 10, 1646.-Los An
geles Times.
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-04

The following are said by a Swiss
hunter to have been found near the nest
of an eagle he recently discovered in the
Alps: A hare, ~ chamois' feet, 4 nj
geons' feet, 30 pheasants' feet, II heads
of fowls, IS heads of grouse and the re-
mains of a number of rabbits, marmots
and squirrels.
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Administrative Notice.

CARAH c. WILSON, Administrators of
y William S. Wilson, deceased, by direc-
ton of the Surrogate of the county of Salem,
hereby gives notice to the reditors of the
said William S. Wilson, deceased, to bring
in their debts, demands and claims against
the estate of the said d%ecedent, Under oath
or affirmation, within min months from the
date hereof, or they will be forever barred
of any action thereof against the said Ad.
min1stratrix. SARAH c. WILSON,
Dated Feb %. 1897. Administrative.
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I WILL BE WORTHY OF IT.
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

BY ELLA WILCOX
may not reach the heights 1 seek,
My untried strength may fail me;
Or half way up the mountain peak
Fierce tempests may assail me.
But though that place l never gain,
Herein lies comfort for my pain
1 will be worthy of it.
1 may moi triumph in success,
Despite my earnest labor; -
1 may not grasp results that bless ia.
The efforts of my neighbor. I'd
But though my goal 1 never see, --
h thought shall always dwell with me,
will be worthy of it.
The golden glory of loves light
May never fall on my own way;
My path may always lead through night,
Like some deserted by-way.
But though life's dearest joys / miss,
There lies a nameless joy in this
l will be worthy of it. Y
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THE

In California, where great redwoods grow, y
II tall clintonia stands-a stately sight,
Shedding in ferny ways its scarlet light.
A lily in red robes, as if to show
A life more royal than pale lilies know.
The brooding frs through winters fog and
gloom
Dream of the time when these bright torches
bloom.
This flower of cheer was loved by great Tho
reau
Through Names dark pines and lakeside
greenery-
By our beloved Thoreau, ordained to be
A priest to lead us to Gods temples grand,
Whereon the wonders of his skill are spent.
Fairest of these, the tall clintonias stand,
The altar candles of a continent.
Lillian H. Shuey in Overland Monthly.
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Appoint your committees, Mr.. Reed,
and let the house go to work. advises
the Chicago Times Herald (Rep.) J.
1.-Two great subjects are now pressing
upon the house for consideration, One
is the bankruptcy bill and the c,her is
currency reform"
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TO A Girl GRADUATE.
BY FRANK H. SWEET.

BY FRANK H. SWEET.
Whittier awayf What road, my friend?
1t has full many a turn; aa
The flight of the eagle is without end, 3
But the wood-thrush seeks the burn. z
Over the sea the white sails fly,
The herons they Wander far,
The song lark scars in the azure sky,
And the petrels cross the bar.
Whittier away? What road, my friend?
The rover is full of fire,
But the peaceful yale where the willow
bend
Is the nightingale's desire.
-Harper's Bdzar.
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"When ! was first married, I thought
my wife was the only woman on earth"
"How do you feel about it now?"
"Well, there's our cook. Chicago
Record. "A
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Times Improving.

"Don't you think that you can raise
my salarya' asked the head clerk.
"I've had a mighty hard time raising
it lately" replied the employer, "but I
rather think I can have it ready for you
every pay day hereafter. "-Detroit Free
Press.
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-04

On an average each Englishman
writes 40 letters a year, each Scotch
man 80 and each Irishman 16. The
average Italian only posts 6, and the
American 81.
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-04

Lack Of vitality and color. matter in the
bulbs cause the hair to fall out and turn
gray. We recommend Halls Hair Re-
" to prevent badness and grayness.
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NOTICE.

THE partnership heretofore existing be-
Il tween Aaron w. Haines and David f.
Haines, under the name OF Haines & Son.
having been dissolved by the death OF
Aaron W. Haines. all persons indebted to the
late firm are hereby requested to make pay
ment or satisfac tory settlement without
delay with the subscriber.
DAVID f. HAINES,
Dated Jan. D, 1897. ct YORKTOWN, Nd
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Executors Notice.

DETER c. SPARKS, Executor of Mayhem
L Sparks, deceased, by direction of the
surrogate of the county of Salem, hereby
gives notice to the creditors of the said
debts, demands and claims against the
estate of the said %decedent, under oath oil
affirmation, within nine months from the
date hereof. or they will be forever barred
OF any action thereof against the said Exec
utor. PETER C. SPARKS,
Dated April y, 1897. Executor.
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II the system is fortified by Hoods
Sarsaparilla. which makes rich. red
blood, there ia little danger of sickness
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-04

BE who helps another enriches himself
whether that other succeeds or not.
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-04
After Typhoid Fever
Did Not Get over the Weak, Lam

Did Not Get Over the Weak, Lam
guild Feeling-TerribIe Itching and
Burning on Limbs and Hands.
CATER I had typhoid fever, for a long
time / could not get over the weak and
languid feeling. 1 had no appetite and
was taken with a terrible itching, burn
ing heat on my limbs and hands. twas
.tfeated for a long time, but I did not
get any better. l could not eat or sleep.
A friend advised me to- try Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, and l procured a bottle and began
taking it. In a few days I felt better and
could eat and sleep. l continued taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla until | was entirely
cured" MRS. R. AVERY, Bergen, N. Y.
"My little girl was almost blind, owing
to a s%crofulous trouble. We resorted to
Hoods -Sarsaparilla and today her eyes
are perfectly well and she is thepictureof
health" B. G.. ALLEN, 221 West 6lst
Street, New York, N. Y.
Hoods sa pssi'is
Is sold by all druggists. Price 81; six for So.
Hoods Pills S WI1h IA Hoods sarsaparilIa.
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mo" she said. laughing, 81 don't
want you to clean up the mess, and I'm
not making a rag carpet. I'm making a
bicycle dress, which l must have early
tomorrow morning, and | want you to
let me drape the skirt on you so that 1t
will hang all right"
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-04

In Australia there are bird entrapping
spiders that spin webs sometimes 80
feet in diameter.
The Monitor-register., 1897-06-04

Get our prices for Job Work. Neat
work and low prices.
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"Why just as you were last night, you
know. Your stuff wouldn't do at ali. 1t
was simply awful. | knew if the old
man saw it you were gone, so l fixed it
up myself. Chicago Times Herald.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-28
THE DAIRY FIRM ERS.
A Complaint or the Low Price or MIN Re-
reiyrd by Them.

To THE EDITOR % The SCS-Sfr: | notice In THE
sun OF Feb, ~ an article on the dairy business claim
ing the dairy farmers are making 7 per cent. ON their
Investment In farm stock, tools. &c. Now, II Is quite
evident the writer Is not up on dairy farming, while
his statistics may he correct ia part. there Is much
error in taem. In the INST place. Cortland ccpR'
" Is one Of the hes; dairy sections In the state
or the United states, yet l am safe III saying shat
the average dairy farmer cannot make = per cont, on
his investmcn; after all expenses are paid.
lie puts the price Of rhlE at le cents per gallon. As
"a matter Of fact, the d~airygIAu OF this county ouly
receives IL c"u'5 per quart Tor three months. ~ ccGts
for four months, 9 cents for three months. Ga cents
for two months. when IL Is tGs n into consideration
that the lowest price Is paid In the months when the
farmer makes tie most milk on pasturage alone, II
viii lc seen that the average price for the year Is
very low,
Now, as 10 brewery grains. The greater part is fed
stables and under conditions that no good Cortland
county dalryman would think NJ keeping his herd In.
The cows here are fed IN the best uf hay and grain. and
have water as pure and Wholesome IA can be found
Ia the world.
WHY il IL that tho min farmers receive only II.
cents per ulhrt for milk when the cpuaumcrs In New
York and Brooklyn Ray x TO 10 cents per Quartz IL
certainiy seems ~ II Ihcrr i too large a profit 10 tho
down 10 II better system. The dairymcn neither ask
nor expect the consumers To pay u higher price Tor
milk, but they do know ilcy are making milk AZ a
loss NJ present prices. can any business man suppose
MOI good farms would be Tor sale from sl5 10 o9A
upr acre when al one time they could not be bought for
900 to S~U per acre? All we ask IL Il living price,
An investigation Of the methods ~ the milk dealer,
by a IaEOw Committee would greatly please the milk
producers Of this county, PETER ID. MULLER.
1 TEuAToN, y. y, Feb. ~.
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when pcoplo are suffering from thirst they
Will resort to all kinds Of means 10 get water"
remarked a gentleman who was NJ one time u
mciHhcr Of the tnilcn states geological and
sur,cyiI.; cSpCditiun in the Indian Territory.
"l'or some limo we had been without water and
were suffering greatly. Among our number
was an old trappCr, who was AS keen on the
scent for waite" Hs j. u hound on the trail OF "A
deer, Finally, Ne paused AZ 1t place and stopped.
49, think there's water here, II w could dig
n well, lac observed,
"'lut we can't | replied.
"'No, but we can do something else he said.
with that hg cut a reed, lying some moss on
the end of il, Then he dug into the earth, placed
his reed in the hole and packed the earth around
the reed. lie wnilcd Tor a few moments.
do you mo- II to say you can suck water out
OF that thing : / asked.
a., there's water near the surface
lie drew al Il with much satisfaCtiOn.
"'tOOd, lac remarked: would you try it z
"NIth little confidence in the result I sucked
at the reed, with the surprising result OF getting
plenty of clear. pure water, To my parChcd
tongue /; seemed the very nectar Of the gods.
Its as clear as the water of a spring, | said.
IVES, the moss Is our filter, he replied.
We pursued our journey much refreshed,
and never forgot the old trapper's device.