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The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05
Be Good to Yourself.

The Medical and Surgical Reporter
gives the following practical advice.
''Think deliberately Of the house you live
in-your body. Make up your mind
firmly not to abuse it. Eat nothing that
will hurt it. Wear nothing that distorts
or pains it. Do not overload it with
victuals or drink or work. Give your
self regular and abundant sleep. Keep
your body warmly clad. Do not take
cold; guard yourself against it. If you
feel the first symptoms, give yourself
heroic treatment. Get into a fine glow
of heat by exercise. This is the only
body you will have in this world. Study
deeply and diligently the structure of it,
the laws that govern it, the pains and
penalty that will surely follow a violation
of every law of life and health"
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05
A Pathetic Incident.


81 have heard and read more pathetic
stories" said Senator Hoar the other day,
''but none of them ever awoke so much
sad sympathy as one which Prof. Gal
laudet related. The professor has a
favorite pupil-a little deaf mute boy, ex-
o%eptionally bright. Gallaudet asked him
if he knew the story of George Washing.
ton and the cherry tree. With his MIN.
BILE fingers the little one said he did, and
then proceeded to repeat it. The noise
less gesticulations continued until the
boy had informed the professor of the
elder Washington's discovery of the mutt
lated tree and of his quest for the mutt
lator. When Georges father asked him
who hacked his favorlte cherry tree
signalled the voioeless child, George put
his hatchet in his left hand'-'Stop !! in.
terrupted the professor. Where did you
get your authority for saying he took the
Ratchet in his left hand p Why re-
sponded the boy, he needed his right
hand to tell his father that he cut the
tree.'"-New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05
Old-School Etiquette.


The, "Rule of Civility," PUBLISHED in
1857, is not without interest, as the follow
ing quotations show:
sit is unhandsome among ladies, or in
any other serious company, to throw off
ones coat, to pull off ones peruke. to
clean ones nails, to tie ones garter, to
change ones shoes if they pinch, to call
for ones slippers to be at ease, to sing
between the teeth OIL to drum with ones
fingers. 1t is too Juvenile and light when
in the company of ladies to play with
them, toss or tumble them, to force away
their hoods, fans or cuffs"
SIN eating" the writer cautions his
readers ''observe that your hands be
clean. Dip not your fingers in the food
nor lick them when you have done ca t.
ing. If you have occasion to sneeze or
cough, hold your napkin before your face.
Drink not with your mou tn full nor I'M
wiped, nor until you are forced to breathe
in the & lass"
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05
Florida Spiders and Crabs.

On the borders of the Everglades you
often see a large yellow spider. He
swings a strong web from two plant twiRs
on each side Oft path or clear space of
ground and waits for his prey. The web
is In the shape of a hammock and tapers
at each end to a fine point, though quite
broad in the middle. The bright color of
the owner seems to mark h3sssoat for
destruction-he is clearly defined against
the white sand or dead leaves, and you
wonder what he would do for defense in
case of attack. Approach quietly and he
watches you intently. Now raise your
hand suddenly, and he will disappear !
While you are wondering what became
of him you see first a blur where he had
been, then several spiders, then you
catch sight again of the yellow ball you
noticed at first. Repeat the performance,
aud the stage effect is renewed. The dis
appearance is absolute-there can be no
doubt about it-and the little magician
trusts to it entirely for his protection
How is it done? AS soon as he is threat.
ened he starts the vibrations of his airy
hammock. These become too rapid for
the eye to follow, and he vanishes. AS
these become slower you see a blur, and
then several spiders as the eye catches
him at different points of his wings, until
finally he rests before you.
Haunting the rookeries of the birds in
the southern part of the peninsula is a
large blue crab. He makes q hole in the
ground, usually under a log, and when
he hears a noise elevates his head and
protrudes his eyes with startling effect.
He is able to take care of himself, for his
pincers are powerful, and his she'll is hard
he is often as large as d saucer There
is perpetual war between him and the
birds. He wanders among the nests at
night and appropriates the bits of fish
left by the meetings, and the young
themselves il he can find a mother off her
guard. But he has to be sly or he is
killed by the stroke Of a bayonet bill, and
hunters have driven off or destroyed the
parents of a rookery, these crabs swarm
out and devour the orphan young in
short order. But while the mothers are
allowed to do their duty, the crabs are
ideal s~cavengers, and devour the refuse
as we'll as the insects that infest the bird
cities. Their bright colors, like those of
the tiger, make them less dangerous than
their appetites would otherwise be-
Jacksonville (FG) Citizen
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

After meals you should have simply a
feeling of com fort and satisfaction. You
should not feel any special Indications
that digestion is going on. II you do,
you have Indigestion not digestion.
This may be the beginning of SO many
dangerous diseases, that it is best to take
it in hand at once and treat it with
Shaker Digestive Cordial. For you
know that indigestion makes poison,
which causes pain and sickness. And
that Shaker Digestive Cordial helps
digestion and cures indigestion. Shaker
Digestive Cordial does this by providing
the digestive materials in which the sick
stomach is wanting. 1t also tones up
and strengthens the digestive organs and
makes them perfectly healthy. This is
the ration ale of its method of cure, as the
doctors would say. Sold by druggists,
price 10 cents to 81. 90 per bottle.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

We are indebted to the French sys-
tenn of gastronomy for the dessert
courses at meals. They had no place in
the early English dinner and were first
introduced into that country In the time
of the Stuarts, when the French revival
took place under Charles L At first
they were simply accompaniment to
other courses, being composed Of vari-
GUS sweet things. designed, according
to an old Norman writer, Ito take the
taste of the horrible cookery out Of
their mouths. In the course Of time
the sweets were put in a course by
themselves, which stimulated the
French cooks to put forth their con-
slant endeavors to invent new dishes.
Louis XIV had a cook who invented
new desserts for his masters dinners.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

Although a very busy man, DR.. r. v.
Pierce of Buffalo, N. Y, has found time
in which to write a great book of over
q Thousand pages entitled, The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser, 10 Plain
English, or Medicine Simplified. Few
books printed in the English language
have reached so great a sale as has this
popular work, over $50, 900 copies having
been sold at 81 so each The profits on
this enormous sale having repaid its
author for the great amount of labor and
money expended on its production he has
now decided to giDe Gs0oy, absolutely free,
500, 900 copies of this valuable book, the
recipient only being required to mail to
the Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, of Buffalo, N. l.,of which company
he is president, twenty-one (21) o cent
stamps, to cover cost of mailing only,
and the book will be sent postpaid. 1t
is q veritable medical library, complete
in one volume. 1t contains 1908 large
pages, and over 300 illustrations. some of
them in colors. The free Edition is pre-
cisely the same as that sold at 81 30
except only that the books are bound in
strong MANILA paper covers, instead Of
cloth. It is not often that our readers
have an opportunity to obtain q valuable
book on such generous terms, and we pre-
dict that few will miss availing themselves
of the unusual and liberal offer to which
we have called their attention. 5
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05
GEMS.

About one.half that even the wisest
man knows is mere theory.
Adversely may ruin a man but it gives
him a chance to die game.
Many men owe the grandeur of their
lives to their tremendous difficulties.
We can hardly learn tenderness and
humility enough except by suffering.
Nature knows no pause in progress and
development, and attaches her curse on
all inaotion.
Nature stretches out her arms to en-
brace man; only let his thoughts be of
equal greatness.
No soul is desolate as long as there is a
human being for whom it can feel trust
and reverence.
l have been reasoning all my life, and
find that all arguments will vanish be-
fore one touch of nature.
There are some people who are the
lords and masters of their money, but
most people are the servents of it.
Everything that looks to the future ele.
Yates human nature; for never is life so
low as when occupied with the present.
Self. confidence is either a petty pride
in our or a realization of our
duty and privilege as Cod children.
If you would improve q man it is no
bad thing to let him suppose that you
already think him that which you would
have him { o be.
Men of hnmor are, in some degree, men
of genius; wits are rarely so. although q
man of genius may, amongst other gifts,
possess wit.
The man who is in the highest state OF
prosperity, and who thinks his fortune
most secure, knows not if it will remain
unchanged till evening.
Every mans business, whatever it be-
becomes a liberal education to him just
as soon and just as far as be lives, not in
it's methods but in its principles.
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PRINCESS TO WE'D.
sHE is A 0USKY MAIDEN IN FAR
AWAY NEW LELAND.

Signs For an Anglo-Saxon Husband and
VIII Let Him Spend $4,000 a Year-Hsr
Primitive Views About Matrimony.
There is a dusky skinned maiden in
far away New Zealand who wants a
husband. She has G120, 900 ($600, 000)
OF her own. and some day she will
reign upon the rawhide throne of her
father, and the helpmeet of her choice
will be Prince Consort of Maoriland.
There Is more than a tinge of ro-
nance about the contemplated mar
rage of Tonomaroanu, or Mary, as
English residents Of New Zealand call
her." said Mr.. Charles H. Macfarlane.
a wealthy citizen of Melbourne, who
sailed from New York a few days ago
on his journey homeward. "King Paul
his native name is Lumu-monosao-
a given his daughter Mary every adj
vantage within his gift, in order, as
he thought, that her future rule of the
Maori might be enlightened and ben
eficent. She speaks and writes Eng
fish accurately, and is very fond of
novels The plo~J which Mary likes
best, the King told me a few months
ago., are those which deal in the
amours and intrigues of royalty, real
and fictitious.
"A year ago the King intimated to
Princess Mary his wish that she choose
a husband from a number of puissant
Maori chieftains whom he mentioned.
The young woman declared that she
would not marry unless her consort
were of Anglo-Saxon birth and brave
enough to subdue, with the Kings as
sistance and her own, the native oppo-
sition which such a match would pro-
yoke"
When Mr.. and Mrs. Macfarlane left
Melbourne last April they travelled
first to Auckland and to the Kings VIII
Iage, two hundred miles away, near
Rotorua. A topic of conversation
among their friends was the rumored
issuance of a royal proclamation ap-
proving an alliance between the Prin-
cess and some Caucasian of her choice.
The Macfarlanes determined to visit
the sulphurous hud geysers heal King
Paups abode, and incidentally to learn
all they could about Princess Mary's
matrimonial ambitions. This is the
way Mrs. Macfarlane described their
reception:
The King was very kind to us. He
assigned to u use a little wicker
house, containing three rooms, and six
.0f~Ssven servants, who were always
outside, ready to wait upon US when
we required. Our meals were prepared
elsewhere and brought to u little
residence.
Naturally, 1 expressed a desire to
see the Princess. and soon after our
return she called upon us. Mr.. Mac
farlane sauntered off a few minutes
afterward to see some Maori boys
cleaning wild boars' tusks, and the
Princess and / were left alone. My
woman's curiosity was aroused to the
keenest tension, but I could not bring
myself to speak first of her affairs of
the heart. She saved me that trouble,
after the exchange of a few common
places.
"A long cloak enveloped the Princess
from the neck to the sandaled feet. 1t
was made of lambs wool, loosely rolled
and sewed vertically like widely ribbed
corduroy. Feathers of various coIors
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05
w. N. j., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 1897.

early wooing, sit was for your own sake
l spoke. But you are right, Nancy, and
though it breaks my heart, it is better
that we"
"Your heart won't break" she an
swered, sharply. Well, it is over, l sup
pose. Good.by"
She held out her hand. He pressed it
to his lips.
GAS you will, my darling. If you
Command"
But Nancy tore her hand away, and
left him alone with the unfinished SEN
tenee hating on his lips.
tits settled, uncle" she said, rushing
breathlessly to the invalid's couch, "and
Pm glad-glad. I never thought that
Richard was a hypocrite, but l know
now, and l could not love him again if I
tried-not If l were as rich as Oroesus p
The old man smiled rather sadly at
her.
"Richard will be sorry some day." he
said, but Nancy did not understand his
meaning.
A week later and the old man was
dead. For the last year he had been
suffering from an incurable disease, and
now that the end had come, his numer.
GUS nephews and nieces waited expect
antly for the reading of the will.
Their smazement and CONSERVATION
knew no bounds when it was ma de
public that the whole bulk of Charles
Hollis property had been left to Nancy.
In her grief at the loss of her uncle, she
could give no thought to the wonderful
news. and it seemed to her quite natural
that Richards first act should be q visit
OF coincidence to the woman he had prac-
tically Tilted.
He was tender and solieitous, as in past
days, he gradually crept back step by
step to the old footing, till at last he
was clasping her hands, and whispering
words of love with an ardor she had
missed in the past months.
"You will let it be the same again now,
darling" he said. "Your uncle is dead
so I must take care of you."
"Yes," she answered, her eyes droop-
ing.
"And you will marry me ?"
eyes,"
For a moment his joy was too great for
words.
my angel! How happy you have
made me p
"Did you see Uncle Charles will ?"
"No; but how can you suspect me Of
such base MOTIVE" reading the look in
her eyes. "Of COURSE, l knew he left you
his money, but after all-what is
money ?"
"You don't care for it then 80 much as
you pretend P
mo-" emphatically.
"I'm so glad, Richard, dear, because
uncle made it a stipulation that if l mar
ried you all the money should go to his
other nephews and rieces, SO it Is only
fair to them"
But Nancy broke off as she watched
his face, and for the first time since her
uncle's death she smiled, glorying in his
discontinue.
"They will be SO grateful" she said,
land as you do not really care for
money, that stipulation will not matter"
"You noble woman !" he cried, sto
contemplate sacrificing yourself for me
Do yout think l would be SO selfish al. to
let you give up your fortune for the sake
of my love? No, l would sooner bury
my grief in .far-of landslide my de-
spair across the seas-than rob you of
your rights. My conscience would never
rest were l guilty of such unmanliness."
A look of triumphant scorn came over
Nancy's face as she sarcastically ap-
plauded his sentiments in bidding him
farewell.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05
In a Bears Cave.

A farmer in the Catskills, says the
Eoensng Telegraph, of Philadelphia, has a
little daughter named Ruth, who is five
years old. One day the little girl, chasing
butterflies, lost her way on the mountains.
She wandered on weeping. Every now
and then she halted and cried, mamma p
at the top of her little lungs. The dusk
grew into darkness; Ruth was alone on
the mountain. When her absence was
discovered, her father and brother search
ed the fields and the woods near by. Their
search was fruitless, and, returning they
called their neighbors to help them.
Forty men and boys, armed with shot
guns and rifles, and carrying lanterns,
readily answered. They divided them
selves into squads and made an organized
search, while lanterns glowed and danced
like fire flies, and the woods echoed with
cries of Ruth p
When daylight came every nook and
gully was explored. They reached the
mountain top and descended upon the
other side. Halt way down they oame to
a crevice in the rocks that widened out
into a narrow cave, the roof of which was
not more than three feet high. The
father got down on his knees at the
mouth of the cave and listened, while
the other men stood silent waiting.
Ruth ! Ruth r' he cried.
Distinctly he heard a moan in answer,
and throwing himself prone, he crawled
into the cave.
"Hurrah p yelled the farmers, "She's
here; we've found her %
The words were scarcely spoken, when
the head of a black bear was poked
out OF the mouth of the cave, and with
much snarling and scratching on the
rock, the brute got out his front legs and
jumped from the cave. The farmers,
scared, retreated a few PAGES, but pulled
themselves together, and as the bear was
fast shutting of, shot him dead.
They returned to the opening in the
rocks, but could hear nothing. One of
them crawled into the cave, found Ruth's
father lying there senseless and dragged
him out. He soon revived. -,
"All l saw was two shining eyes,"
said he, ''and then something struck me
on the head. But I'm sure Ruth is in
there" V
Again one of the searehers entered the
cave. When he reappeared, Ruth was in
his arms. Her clothes were in tatters.
Her arms and body were scratched by
the rough under brush. and her little legs
and feet were terribly swollen. But the
bear had not wounded her. She could
only say:
81 hunted and hunted for mamma, and
walked ever SO far. But l couldn'6 see
home. This morning 1 game in here, and
a little while ago a big, nasty dog cam
in and he scared me awful"
f..L-
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05
Gold Models of Their Little Fingers


do the girls here give gold models
of their little fingers to their iances?''
asked the Western girl of the Gotham
lite.
Heavens, mol" answered the Goth
amite. at seems to me that that is a
rather gruesome souvenir"
mot at ALL" answered the Western
girl. ut is decidedly dainty, and I'm
a little surprised that New York is SO
far behind the times. The fad started
in this way. When the daughter of
one of our big Western politicians was
six months old he had a model Of her
little finger cast in gold. Around the
little dimpled digit is a ring of tur-
quoise, which is her birthstone, and
it makes a lovely charm for her be-
trothed's watch chain. He valued it
so much that 1t set other men to
thinking, and the result Is that as soon
as a girl wraps m of these chaps
around her W little finger sufficiently
for a proposal to follow, he immediate
ly insists upon a gold facsimile of the
flesh and blood original. It is a pretty
c%onceit, and is being followed by every
Westerner who is in subsection to
somebody's little fnger."-Ne York
Sun.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05
How 60 cure Birious collie

suffered for weeks with c0Ilo and
pains in my stomach caused by bilious
ness and had to take medicine all the
while until l used Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhna Remedy which
cured me. l have since recommended 1t
to good many people. Mrs. F. BUTLER,
Fairhaven, Conn. Persons who are
subject to bilious collie can ward off the
attack by taking this remedy as soon as
the first symptoms appear. Sold by Geo.
M. Andrews, druggist.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

"The worst GO Id l ever had in my life
was cured by Chsmberlain's Cough
Remedy" writes W. a. Norton, OF
Suffer Greek, Cal. 'sThis cold left me
with q cough and / was e~xpectorating all
the time. The Remedy cured me, and l
want all my friends when troubled with
q cough or cold to use it, for it will do
them good.". Sold by Geo. M. Andrews,
druggist.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

During the recent convention of
Shriners at Detroit a trolley party of
1850 persons was taken for a ride
around the city in sixty-seven open
cars. This was undoubtedly the larg-
est trolley party in the world.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05
Building a Bridge in a Night.

A steel bridge, cantileyer, lao feet in
span, to connect the Rue Stephenson
in Paris with the Rue de la Chapelle,
will Re put in place over the tracks
of the Nord Railroad in a single night,
without using supports or interfering
with the trains.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

1t is the quiet and steady men rather
than the noisy and cratic men, who
make life a success. 1t may assist in fix
ing this thought in your mind to notice
thai it is the tail of q rattle snake that
makes all the noise, but the head that
does the execution.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

The three-year-old boy of ]. A. John.
son, of Lynn Center. ILL.,, is subject to
attacks of Group. Mr.. johnson says he
is satisfied that the timely use of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, during a
a severe attack, saved his little boys life.
He is in the drug business, a member of
the firm of johnson Bros. of that place
and they handle q great many patent
medicines for throat and lung diseases.
He had all these to choose from, and
skilled physicians ready to respond to
his call. but selected this remedy for use
in his own family at q time when his
child's life was in danger, because
he knew it to be superior to any other,
and famous the country over for its cures
of Group. Mr.. johnson says this is the
best selling cough medicine they handle,
and that it gives splendid satisfaction 10
all cases. Sold by Geo. NJ. Andrews,
druggist.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05
Talking too Much.

Many q person talks too much, and
finds when too late that silence would
have been golden. The Mongols have o
story on this wise:
1.-TWO geese, when about to start south.
ward on their autumn migration, were
entreated by a frog to take him with
them. On the geese expressing their
willingness to do 30, if a means of con.
veyance could be devised, the frog pro-
duced a stalk of strong grass, got the two
geese to take it, one by each end, while
he clung to it by his mouth in the mid
die.
Gin this manner the three were making
the journey successfully, when they were
noticed from below by some men who
loudly expressed their admiration of the
device, and wondered who had been
clever enough to discover it. The frog
opened his mouth to say, 1t was L. lost
his hold, fell othe Garth, and was dashed
to pieces.
"Do not let pride induce you to speak,
when safety requires you to be SILENT"
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

Which requires a constitutional remedy.
1t cannot be cured by local applications.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is wonderfully
successful in curing oatarrh because it
eradioates from the blood the scrofulous
taints which cause it. Sufferers with
ostarrh find a cure in Hoods Sarsaparilla,
even after other remedies utterly fail.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05
Father of the British Navy.

The father of the British navy, Ad-
rliral of the feet, the Hon. Sir Henry
peppel, has just celebrated his eighty
eighth birthday. Despite his advanced
age he still remains on the active list
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Nc. 25c. nc c. fail, druggists refund money.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

Exact justice is commonly more merci.
ful in the long ruu than pity, for it tends
o foster in men those stronger qualities
(which make them good c~itizens.i
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

Manhood begins when we have In any
way made truce with necessity; but
begins joyfully and hopefully only when
we have %reconciled ourselves to necessity .
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

HOODS PILLS are prompt, efficient,
always reliable, easy to take, easy to
operate.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

no Cure Constipation Forovrr.
AXE Cascarets Candy Cathartic. I've or 25c.
The Monitor-register., 1897-11-05

HOODS PILLS cure Liver ills, Biz
tousness, Indigestion, Headache.
Easy to take, easy to operate. 25c.