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Special.

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Pat McCarthy's Chicken.

President Mckinley really likes to see
Senator Mason Of Illinois. Not long ago
the President asked Senator Mason to
tell One Of his stories. The Senator re.
sponded by telling a story which con.
vulsed the President with laughter.
1t illustrated the fact that the pie
which the President had to distribute
won't go around by long odds. 1t was
this:
Pat Mccarthy gave a dinner, to which
he invited three or four of his neighbors.
Pat had allowed hi wife to cook only one
chicken. When dinner was served, Pat
took possession of the carving knife,
and, in a most hospitable tone. said to
Mrs. Dugah:
"What part of Their fowl will yez
have ?"
"a leg, if yez plase," was the answer,
"An' what part will yez have2 Would
yex loike some of Their white ?" Pat in
quired of Mrs. O'Hooligan.
"An' a leg will do me-" she answered
As each answered the part of the fow
she desired was given hsr.
"What part will yez have, Moikt
Walsh ?" Pat blandly inquired of hi
neighbor.
sol balave Oh will take a leg, too
said Mike in his most modest way, wish
ing to follow in the footsteps of the resi-
of the company.
"Begorra, said Pat to Mickey, "what
does yez think Oi'm carvings spider p
- WASHINGTON Star.
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-02
''Pap's Mules"

Under this title Samuel Minturn Peck,
the Alabama poet, contributes to the
July 'Book News a strong and thrill
ing story. "Pap's Mules" was suggested
to the author by an incident that
occurred near Tuscaloosa at the time of
Croxton's raid. In the spring of 1865
this Federal general, with 1900 cavalry,
made a dash through West Alabama to
Tuscaloosa. The brave old town,
though quite depleted of able bodied
men by four years of war, calamity at
tempted to hold against the enemy the
old wooden bridge across the Warrior
river, but the Federals made a night
attack, which was really a surprise, and
the bridge was carried and the town
taken with little bloodshed on either
side. This latter was a fortunate cir
cumstancs, for Lee had already sur,
rendered, though the tidings had not
yet reached West Alabama.
Time and railroads have changed
Tuscaloosa, or rather "Oakville" (the
scene of the story, from an old fash
toned Southern town to a young and
thriving city. The river is now spanned
by a bridge of iron, and the corner
store" is no more; but "Bearheayen
Swamp still exists and the ''widow
from Hickory Hollow" or some one
very much like her. still rides "Old Sor-
rel" to own on Saturday to barter her
eggs and butter.
Samuel Minturn Peck is widely know n
as a writer of charming songs and
society verse; but "Pap's Mules" will
reveal his gifts in a new field of litera.
ture. The story is equally interesting
in its portrayal of character and in in
cident. DR.. Peck has but recently
turned his attention to the writing of
fiction. His published volumes of verse
include "Cap and Bells" Rings and
Love Knots" and rhymes and Roses"
He is a native of Tuscaloosa, where
most of his life has been passed on the
plantation, now in his possession.
Book Neas is a monthly magazine,
now in its fifteenth year, that gives a
helpful, unbiased word of new books as
they appear. More than three thousand
books are told about each year. Book
Nesos is frightened with pictures from
the books and each number has as
frontispiece the portrait of an author
the July number That of DR.. Peck, author
of "Pap's Mules"
Book NeaOs is So a number, 500 a year,
aud can be furnished by any news
dealer-the Central News Company, and
its many associated branches, being
agents. Published by John Wanamsker,
Philadelphia.
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-02
Value of Coal Ashes

Some years ago, says a writer in the
National StOckman, | spread a number of
loads of coal ashes tbickly on part of a
low, wet piece of land. In the winter
this land was plowed for corn, the ashes
turned under, with the result of a marked
difference in yield where the ashes were.
Next year the same field was put in corn,
an additional plot being covered with
coal ashes, and the same marked differ
ence was noted On the. two plots. After
the second crop the bottom was sown to
wheat and grass, and while it cannot be
said that any difference was noticed in
the yield of these, after the lane had been
in grass three years it was again plowed
and put in corn, and the ash-treated places
could be noticed in the yield. Before the
ashes were applied the soil was heavy
and soggy; but the following summer, in
tending the crop, a marked difference was
noticed in its condition. There is no
doubt that in this latitude-southern
Ohio-ooal ashes are beneficial on wet or
clayey lands. There may not be much
fertilizing property in them but they are
an excellent neutralizer and loosener of
heavy soil.-By William e. Coleman, IN
Independent.
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-02
The First Thing to Learn.

My boy, says Bob Burdette, the first
thing you want to learn-if you haven't
learned how to do it already-is to tell
the truth.
The pure, sweet, refreshing. simple,
every day, manly truth, with a little
ct"
For one thing, it will save you SO
much trouble. oh, heaps of trouble.
And no end of hard work. Aud a terri
BILE strain upon your memory.
Sometimes-and when l say some
times 1 mean a great many times-it is
hard to tell the truth the first time.
But when you nave told it there is an
end to it. You have won the victory;
the fight is over.
Next time you tell the truth you can
tell it without thinking. Your memory
may be faulty, but you tell your story
without a single lash from the singing
whip of that stern old task master
conscience. You don't have to stop and
remember how you told it yesterday.
You don't get half through with it, and
then stop with the awful sense uIoa you
that you are not telling it as you did the
other time, and cannot remember how
you did tell it then.
You won't nave to look around and
see who is there before you begin telling
it.
And you won't have to invent a lot of
new lies to reinforce the old one.
After Ananias told a lie his wife had
to tell another just like it. You see if
you tell lies you are apt to get your
whole family into trouble.
Lies always travel along in gangs with
their coequals.
If you will tell the truth always, l
don't see how you are going very far out
of the right way. And how people do
trust a truthful boy /!
We never worry about him when he is
out of sight. We never say, 81 wonder
where he is; l wonder whom he is with;
l wonder why he doseD't come home."
Nothing of that sort.
We don't have to ask him where he is
going and how long he will be gone,
every time he leaves the house. We
don't have to call him back and make
him solemnly promise the same thing
over two or three times. When he says,
eyes, 1 will" or mo, l WON'T" just
once that settles it. We don't rave to
cross-examine him when he comes home
to find out where he has been.
He tells at once, that is enough. We
don't have to snap, 'Sure? Are you
sure now ?" when he tells anything.
But, my boy, you can't build up that
reputation by merely telling the truth
about half the time. nor three. fourths,
nor nine tenths of the time; but all the
time.
Ii it brings punishment upon you while
the liar escapes; if it brings you into
present disgrace while the smooth
tongued liars are exalted; if it loses you
a good position; if it degrades you in the
class; if it stops a weeks pay-no matter
what punishment it may bring upon you
tell the truth.-Ladtes' Home Journal.
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-02
Got Ahead.

A sea captain and a lawyer lived next
door to each other. One very windy
night the lawyer was reading a book 10
his study when a terrific crash upstairs
startled him. Upon investiRa ting, he
found that a chimney had hurled itself
through his roof, doing considerable
damage. He discovered it was the sea-
captains chimney. Fastening down to
his library, he pulled out his law books
and hunted up similar cases devising
and scheming how he could secure Salts
faction from the detestable captain.
While thus engaged, a note arrived from
his enemy that read as follows:
"SIR: If you don't return those bricks
at once. 1 will put the matter in the
hands of the law"
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-02
Her Point of View,

The children were having an oral
grammar lesson in the possessive plural.
1.-The three families have moved into
their houses" was the sentence the
teacher had given them. What is it,
Lucy?" she asked a little colored girl
who had raised her hand. "That amt
right, said Lucy. "It should be Three
families moved into their house."
"But, Lucy" said the teacher, don't
you see that there would be three fami-
lies, and they would each nov II Il
house, and that would be three houses,
SO the sentence would be right?' yes"
said Lucy, 'but there might be three
floors in one house, and the families
would all move into the same house.
And the teacher could not say that Lucy
was not right.-New York Times.
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ga tramp on a bicycle ! Ha, ha ]" he
laughed, but 1t was a forced laugh.

A bi0Lhp OH d UiCyOlo AAoS " Il
laughed, but 1t was a forced laugh.
After luncheon the young man an
nounced that he was obliged to 60 to
town, but he would come back at 8
O'Clock that afternoon, and perhaps he
could be of further service. The older
lady offered him his pay.
keep it for me until l get back from
town." he said. II never have any
money in my pocket without wanting to
spend it,"
Poor young man p said Stella's
mother.
Then with lifted hat the poor young
man strobe down the path and vanished
behind the hedge that bordered the
highway.
81 wonder If be will aver come back ?"
quoth Stella's mother.
"Yes, he'll come back" said Stella.
= u n
1t was nearly five O'Clock that after
noon when a natty young man 10 an ex-
ceedingly becoming bicycle snit came
wheeling down the road from Center
Vile. Presently he was aware that a
rider was approaching, a rider in a
charming gray suit and hat and with the
daintiest russell shoes. He turned aside
to give the new the best of the
road, when a merry voice cried out:
"Coming back for your money ?"
he stared around 10 astonishment.
"Why, it's Stella v' he cried. II beg
your pardon, Miss"-
"Stella Gorham," she called as she
turned about and pedaled to his side.
II am John Trenholm" he said, "the
treasurer of the new Centreville mills. )"
YES" she said demurely, II could
have told you that"
"You knew me ?'
II guessed it. l knew you were
coming to Centreville, and l had hea I'd of
you before. Your sister and I we're at
Wellesley together. Why, Mabel gave
me. one of your photographs-there, l
shouldn't have told you that"
why" he said. 'I've heard of you
too. Valedictorian of your class, pride
off,
"There, there" said Stella, shat will
be quite sufficient" She pushed her
wheel ahead and left him a little behind.
do you know" she said as he caught
up, "mother will almost die from morti-
fication."
"Not if she pays me what she owes"
laughed the youth. Then he added,
with a mischievous glance at the gil, 81
am going to try and coax another meal
out of her,"
Owe attended to that" SAID Stella.
And 30 side by side they rode down
the road and up the pathway to the cot
tage.-Uleueland Plain Dealer.
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-02
Sllenced.

''What did you mean by starting the
story that l was an unbeliever 10 the
Scriptures ?" asked the deacon In great
wrath.
swell Deekin," said the man who had
originated the report. "you know you
told me that all you said about that boss
I bought of you was as true as Gospill.
An you know how true it vas"
"Er-ah," said the deacon. Indian
apolis Journal.
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-02
OMMIssIONED
BY SUSAN COOLIDGE.

-
their errands enter into the sacri.
noes with them be a link yourself in the
divine chain, and feel the joy and the light
of it,
What can l do for thee, beloved,
Whose feet so little while ago
Trod the same wayside dust with mine;
And now, up paths L do not know,
Speed without sound or signP
What can l do? The perfect life,
All fresh and fair and beautiful,
Has opened wide its arms to thee;
The cup is overbrimmed and full
Nothing remains for me.
1 used to do so many things
Love thee and chide thee, ana caress:
Brush little straws from off thy way,
Tempering with my poor tenderness
The heat of thy short day.
Not much, but very sweet to give
And it is grief of griGfs to bear
That all these ministries are DER,
And thou, so happy, love, elsewhere,
)st need me nevermore.
And l can do for thee but this
Working on blindly, knowing not
If 1 may give thee pleasure So
Ont of my W dull, Swallowed lot
l can arise and go
To sadder lives and darker homes,
A messenger, dear heart, from thee,
Who vast on earth a comforter;
And say to those who welcome me,
L am sent forth from her;
Feeling the while how good it is
To do thy errands thus and think
1t may be, in the blue for space,
Thou watchest from the heavens brink
A smile upon thy face.
And when the days work ends with day,
And star-eyed Evening, stealing in,
Waves her cold hand TO flying noon,
And restless, surging thoughts begin,
Like sad bells out of tune,
I'll pray: "Dear Lord, to whose great love
No bound nor limit-time is set,
Give to my darling, L implore,
Some new, sweet joy not tasted yet;
For l can give nc more"
And with the words my thoughts shall climb
With following feet the heavenly stair,
Up which thy steps so lately sped,
And, seeing thee so happy there,
Come back half comforted.
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-02
Notice of Assignment,

NOTICE is hereby given that Clark C..
IN Hewitt (Farmcr). of the township OF
Warrington. in the county of Salem. in the
State of New Jersey, hath this day made an
assignment TO the subscriber OF his estate
for the equal benefit of his creditors. and
that the said creditors must exhibit their
respective claims, under oath or affirmation,
within the term of three months.
Err IL. VIRGINS.
Dated Salem, N. j., June 8. 1891.
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A GENTS WANTED for DR.. Talmage's
N 1.-THE Earth Girdled,n or his famous
tour around the world. A thrilling story of
Talmage books sold, and 1.-THE Earth Cir
dled' is his latest and greatest. Demand
everybody wants this famous
book. Only SO so. Big book, big commits
sion, a gold mine for workers. Credit given.
free. Drop all trash and sell the
king of books and make $500 per month.
for outitand territory. PEOPLES
1911 Market ST., Philadelphia, Pa. 6-lS
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Fourth of July Souvenir.
One of the Greatest of Patriotic ri
lures Can BE Had Free.

Trumbull's famous painting, 1.-THE
Signing of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence," which hangs in the Capitol at
Washington, has been reproduced in
colors for the first time, and will be given
free to every reader of next Sundays
Philadelphia "Press" Gully A.. 1t is a
Fourth of July souvenir which is oerta in
to be eagerly sought after. 1t deserves
to be highly priced, not only because of
it's value as a work of art, but because
of the lesson in patriotism which it
teaches. Oh following Sundays. for a
few weeks, all readers Of the Philadelphia
Sunday "Press" will receive reproduce
tioDs in oil of other famous national
paintings.
The supply of these is limited, hence it
will be we'll to order the Philadelphia
Sunday Press from your newsdealer
without delay.
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-02

The two most critical times in q
woman's life are the times which make
the girl a woman, and the woman a
mother. At these times. DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription is of incalculable
value. 1t strengthens and invigorates
the organs distinctly feminine. promotes
regularity of the functions, allays irrita-
ton aud Inflammation, checks unnatural,
~exhausting drains, and puts the whole
delicate organism into perfect condition.
Almost all the ills of womankind are
trsceable to some form of what is known
as "female complaint" There are not
three cases in a hundred of woman's
peculiar diseases that DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription will not cure.
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-02
GEMS.
Play well, work we'll,

Play well, work we'll.
Don't be afraid of trying new things.
If God has made a man of you, tell
men.
No pleasure in prayer, no treasure in
prayer.
There's always something to be thank
full for.
Let not the loyal say in what he will
be loyal.
Who works not well ith God works
not we'll with men.
Men are not to make money. but
money is to make men. .
To. morrow's obedience is disobedience.
if God says Now.
Beware of little expenses; a small leak
will sink a great ship.
If your goal has no room for your
brother, it has no room for joy.
Creditors are a supersti tious set-great
observers of days and times.
Law can kill men, but it takes some
thing more than law to give life.
Who that has a heart ever fails to
recognize the silent presence of another?
Satan himself must be just a little bit
ashamed of the man who docks a horse.
Knowledge and power have rights, but
ignorance and weakness have rights too.
The heart which responds to call OF
duty finds no rest except in the word to
come.
Problems tumble apart easily in the
field, that refuse to give up their secret
in the study.
Unless we learn to do our duty to those
we employ they will never learn to dc
their duty to us.
When you find yourself growing angry,
lower your voice. One seldom says often
sive things in a low tone of voice.
Do good constantly, patiently and
wisely, and you will never have cause to
say that life was not worth living.
Trying to be happy is trying to go tc
| sleep. You will not succeed unless you
forget that you are trying.
The man or woman has a high order o
courage who can cheerfully wear their old
clothes until new ones can be paid for.
Never vex yourself about what you
cannot help. Never vex yourslf about
what you can help. Never ''cry for split
milk"
When in contact with poverty, law is
hard, rigid, inplacable relentless; but
when it encounters wealth it is soft,
pliable, accommodating, merciful!
The sunny day, by easy transition,
leads to the sunny mood, and the sunny
mood is that of the conqueror, trium
plant over all that may invade. annoy or
depress.
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-02
Snake Into Your shoes.

Aliens Foot. Ease, a powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting out
of corns and bunions. It's the greatest
comfort discovery of the age. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes tight fitting or new
shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain sure for
sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching
feet. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores. By mail for $50. in
stamps. Trial package free. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-02
the Best Arer Dinner PHI.

Hoods Pills aid digestion, prevent that
feeling of ~fullness or distress and gently,
yet effectively, assist in the assimilation
and digestion of food. They do not grippe
or pain, and they do not weaken the body
On the contrary, they have a strengthen
ing and stimulating effect. They rouse
the liver, prevent sickness and sure sick
headache. Hoods Pills are purely vege-
table, perfectly harmless and may be
used safely by delicate women and chill
dren
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-02
Administrator's Notice,

TT G. HILLMAN, Administrator of AL.
". ward w. Hillman, deceased, by direc.
ton of he's Surrogate OF the county of Salem,
hereby gives notice to the creditors of the
said Alward W. Hillman, deceased, to bring
in their debts, demands and claims against
the estate of the said decedent, under oath
or affirmation, within nine months from the
date hereof, or they will be forever barred
of any action thereof against the said Ad
minlstrator. u. G. HlLLMAN,
Dated June 10, 1897. Administrator.
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SATURDAY.. JUIY II. 1887.
Notice.

THOMA AS SMITH, Executor of Fanny
/ Smith, deceased, by direction of the
Surrogate of the county of Salem. hereby
gives notice to the creditors OF the said
Fanny Smith, deceased, to bring in their
debts, demands and claims against the
estate of the said decedent, under oath or
affirmation, within nine months from the
date hereof, or they will be forever barred of
any action thereof against the said Exec.
utOr. SMITH, Executor.
Dated June Is, 1897. 618 I'm
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Smith-Beautiful night 1t doesn't
look like a storm now.
Jenkins-There will be one, though
when / get home.
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Inventions of The Ancients.

1t is a singular feature of many invep-
tions that they are subsequently found to
be repetitions of old ideas. The inventors
are honest enough, but the ancients anti
cipated them by hundreds of years.
Professor Goodman says the thing that
peii was the resemblance between many
of the implements of eighteen hundred
years ago and those of to. day. On look.
ing at the iron tools grouped together in
an old factory there, he could imagine he
was gazing into a modern tool shop, ex-
cept for the fact that there was a heavy
coating of rust on the iron.
Sickles, bill-hooks, rakes, forks, axes,
spades, blacksmiths' tongs, hammers,
soldering irons, planes ard shovels are
much like those used to day; but the
most marvellous instruments found are
those for surgey, beautifully executed,
and of designs exactly similar to some
recently patented and r~einventr1.
Unlikely as it may appear, ~Pompeiiaus
"a Al AoRco VI PCllCOt CObSg uSNAOht
Their brorzss reveal great skill and
artistic talent. The bronz brazier and
kitchener had boilers at the side, and
taps for running off the hot water.
EWers and urns have been discovered
with interior tubes, and furnaces precisely
like the arrangement now in vogue in
boilers. Metal safes had substantial
locks. Many of the locks and keys are
most ingenious, and some very complex.
The water supply of Pompeii was distri-
buted by means of lead pipes laid under
the streets. There were many drinking
fountains, and most of the large houses
provided with fountains. many of them
being of very beautiful design.
First True Sail of a Flying Machine.
On the 9th of May of last year | had
%journeyed perhaps for the twentieth
time to the distant river station and
recommended the weary routine of an
other launch, with very moderate ex-
pectation indeed, and when Oh that, to
me, memorable afternoon the signal was
given and the aerOdrome spTang into
the air | watched it from the shore with
hardly a hope that the lCng series of ac-
cidents had come TO a close, and yet it
had, and for the first time the aerOdrome
swept continuously thrGugh the air like
a living thing, and as second after sec
ond passed on the face of the stop
watch, until a minute had gone by, and
it still flew on, and as l heard the
cheering Of the few spectators, l felt
that something had been accomplished
at last, for never in any part Of the
world or in any period had any ma
chine Of mans construction sustained
itself i'll the air before for even half Of
this brief time. Still the aerodrome
went on i'll Il rising course until, at the
end of a minute and half (for which
time only it was provided with fuel
and water), it had accomplished a lit
tie over half Il mile, and now ii settled
rather than fell into the river with a
| gentle descent. 1t was Immediately
taken out and flown again with equal
success, nor was there anything to indi-
cate that it might not have flown in
definitely except for the limit put upon
it. -Professor Langley in McClure's.