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The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29
BEGIN AGAIN.

Every day is a fresh beginning,
Every morn is the world made new;
You are weary of sorrow and SHINING,
Here is q beautiful hope for you.
A hope for me and a hope for you.
All the past things are past and over,
The tasks are done and the tears ere shed;
Yesterdays errors let yesterday cover;
Yesterdays wounds, which smarted and
bled,
Are healed with the healing which night
has shed.
Yesterday is q part forever,
Bound up in a sheaf which Goo holds
Tight,
With glad days and sad days and bad days,
which never
Shall visit us more with their bloom and
their blight,
Their fulless of sunshine or sorrow full
night.
Let them go. since we cannot relieve them,
Cannot undo and cannot atone;
God In His mercy receive, forgive them!
Only the new day 8 are our own;
To-day is ours and today alone.
Here are the skies all FURNISHED brightly,
Here is the spent earth all re born,
Here are the tired limbs springing lightly
To face the sun and to share with the
morn
In the chrism of dew and the cool of dawn.
Every day is a fresh beginning.
Listen, my soul. to the glad refrain,
And, spite of all sorrow and old SHINING.
And puzzle forecasted and possible pain,
Take hetrt with the day and begin again I!
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29
How Do You Do.

The ordinary polite inquiry, "How dc
you dor" calls for nothing but a con
~ventionally polite respose; but if a man is
past "the allotted age" and a philosopher
besides, it may elicit a reply full of mean.
ing and worthy of record.
When John Quincy Adams was eighty
years old he met in the streets of Boston
an old friend, who shook his trembling
hand and said:
"Gcod morning Aud how is John
Quincy Adams to day?"
"Thank you" was the ex-President's
answer. John Quincy Adams himself
is well, sir; quite well, l thank you. But
the house in which he lives, at present is
becoming dilspidated. 1t is totteriLg
upon it's foundation. Time and the sea-
sons have nearly destroyed it. Its roof
is pretty well worn out. Its walls are
much shattered, and it trembles with
wind. The old tenement /, becoming uu
inhabitable, and l think John Quincy
Adams will have to move out of 1t soon
but he himself is quite well, cir, quite
we'll"
With that the venerable sixth Presi-
dent of the United States moved on with
the aid of his staff.
1t was not long afterward that he had
his second and fatal stroke of paralysis in
the Capitol at Washington.
"This is the last of earth" he said. 81
am content"
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29
Honesty the Best Policy.

Not long ago an honest merchant was
negotiating with az insurance company
for Insurance on a vessel overdue.
Before the policy was delivered the
merchant heard of the vessels loss, and
wrote at once to the insurance company
thus
"Sir: II you have not yet made out the
policy you need not. for l have heard of
the ship"
"Oh !" said the manager, who dis
covered that the policy had not been
signed, but Immediately proceeded to
have it executed and sent of, 'sthe fellow
wants to do us out of the premium"
So he wrote to the merchant:
"You are too late by half an hour.
Your policy has been posted to you"
When the claim was made the company
had to pay, as to have refused would have
brought put the real facts.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29
A Statesman's Wager.

One night while Lord Randolph
Churchill was conversing with several
friends in the cafe attached to the House
a question arose as to the time it would
take a pedestrian to CROSS Westminster
Bridge. Different opinions we're ex.
pressed, but no two of the disputants
were able to agree. At length, Lord
Randolph, who had been a silent auditor
of the discussion, offered to wager that
he could cross from the Middlesex to the
Surrey side of the bridge while "Big
Ben," the great bell in the clock tower
OF the Parliament buildings was striking
the four-quarters aud the hour of
twelve. The wager was accepted by one
of the members of the company, and it
was arranged that at the hour named
witnesses should be stationed at each
end of the bridge to watch the perform
ance.
A few minutes before midnight a
select party OF we'll known statesmen
were seen to emerge from a little door
near the Speakers quarters in the Parlia-
ment buildings and stalk sedately across
the bridge. At the further end the party
paused, and was soon surrounded by a
curious throng. Several other distin-
guished Legislators soon afterwards ap-
peared and politely requested psssers by
to keep to the left.
Just as "Big Ben" began to strike the
first quarter the little figure of a man
wearing a top hat, a frock suit and white
spats was seen to leap out IF a little
group Of men on the Middlesex side.
Some waggish friend raised the cry Of
"Stop. thief" and in a jiffy half a score
of wondering men and boys we're fast on
the heels of the doughty sprinter. A
policeman hearing the cry and observing
the fleeing man, started in pursuit.
As 'Big Ben" continued to olang the
pace grew hotter and hotter. One by
n the pursurers began to fall away,
but the big policeman hung grimly to
his task. When the centre of the bridge
was reached the quarters had beef rung
and the great bell had already begun to
strike the hour. A cheer arose from the
watchers on the Surrey side. and Lord
who had until then been
running up an incline, now had the de
scent u his favor. A few moments later
the painting policeman game upon his
man, surrounded by admiring friends.
whats up ?" suffered the breathless
and bewildered ''bobby."
1.-TWO strokes to spare" pulled the
victorious Lord Randolph.
The officer stared, blushed, ~apologized,
wiped his brow and went his way.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29
Deceiving the Enemy.

10 the spring of 1888 a pair of red foxes
took up their home on a Dakota farm.
They dug several holes on a knoll In a
wheat field, and soon after four ''kits'' or
young foxes arrived. Every iday, while
narrowing and sowing wheat in the field.
says the farmer, l saw the two old foxes
lying on the little mound in front of their
home. The kits rolled about in the sun,
played with the bushy tails of their
parents and enjoyed themselves apparently
as much as a group of kittens.
One morning q neighbor came to work
in a 1eld adjoining, bringing with him a
dog, and the dog. with all the curiosity
of his kind, soon began the investigation
of both farms.
He was still a long distance from the
fox-den when l heard a sharp, warning
bark and saw the kits disappear. AS 1
looked the mother fox lay on the mound,
her ears erect, her nose on the ground,
all attention. The father of the family,
with his tail swinging iu the wind, trotted
toward the dog.
Can he intend to attack him, l wonder.
ed. | had never heard of such a thing.
and the dog, though not a large one, was
still larger than the fox. But reynard
knew his business better than l. He ap
preached the intruder until the dog saw
him, when boil, stopped for an instant,
and then the dog gave chase. The fox,
with a bark of defiance. turned and ran
10 a direction away from his home.
At first the dog seemed to gain rapidly
upon the fox, but l watched them for
nearly a mile before they disappeared in
the long prairie grass and concluded that
the fox was able to keep out of the others
way.
seIn about an hour the dog returned
from a fruitless chase, aud for a time he
contentedly followed his master. Then
he began prowling around again.
All this time the mother fox had re-
manned on the mound a picture of quiet
vigilance; but now, as the dog again
ventured near, she rose and trotted
toward him, and the dog was soon chas-
ing her over the prairie. Hardly had
they disappeared when the mate trotted
back from some hiding place and took
the position vacated by his mate. The
dog returned after a time unsuccessful as
before.
During the day he was again and again
tempted to a chase, first by the male and
then by the female, and while the one
kept him busy, the other watched over
the young, who did not show themselves
after the first sight of the dog.
1t is hard to say which We admire
most: the bravery of the pair in challeng-
ing the dog to a race that would have
proved fatal had he caught them, their
ingenuity in taking turns SO that eaoh
might be fresh when chased, their skill
in leading him away from their young
or their cleverness in throwing hin of
their track when far enough away.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29
Mrs. Hayes and the Veteran.

A group of visitors entering unap-
nounced the Blue Room at the White
House about twenty years ago, were
surprised to find the beautiful mistress
of the place on her knees upon the floor.
needle and thread in hand, while before
her stood a feeble old soldier in the upis
form of an orderly sergeant.
The callers were about to retire, when
Mrs. Hayes caught sight of them and
begged them to remain. She rose from
the floor, shook hands warmly with the
old man, and skillfully parrying his
thanks and assuring him that his uniform
was now whole, handed him over to the
care of her son.
The story is one of many of her kindly,
self unconscious acts. One of her family
visiting the hospital in Washington, had
examined the list of soldiers received
there, and discovered one veteran of the
War OF 1912 who had participated in the
defence of Fort Stephenson, at Fremont.
Ohio, the home of the Hayes family.
1t was a notable battle when, under
Major George CroRhan, a youth of
twenty-one years, a hundred and sixty
nine men, having but a single small
cannon, defeated five hundred English
soldiers and eight hundred Indian
warriors; and this was followed by
Perry's famous victory on Lake Erie a
month later.
An act was passed by Congress that
the old survivor, who had since served
many years in the regular army, should
be created an orderly sergeant. Then
a uniform was ordered for him, and word
was left that at a certain time the Presi-
DENTS carriage would call for him to take
him to photographer.
But the old man, trembling with weak
ness and excitement, had discovered that
the stripes for the seam of the trousers
had been sen loose, to be used at the
wearer's discretion, and, greatly troubled,
he bad begged to be driven first to the
White House.
There in the Blue Room, the scene of
so many brilliant receptions, he had
out his grievance, and Mrs.
Hayes had promptly assured him that
she herself would sew them on.
A work box was sent for, and it was 10
the act of finishing the stripe at the foot
that the visitors had found the first lady
of the land, and seen the mingled pride
and delight of the old veteran as he
turned to leave her.
1t was little, this thing she had done.
she herself said gaily; but it
transformed the rest of life for an old
man.
How good you are !" exclaimed a
young girl who had witnessed the scene
in the Blue Room.
"Oh, no." she returned, 81 am not
good; but l do try." she added, more
seriously, "to do unto others as l would
have them do unto me-"
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

A few weeks ago the editor was taken
with a very severecold that caused him
to be in a most miserable condition 1t
was undoubtedly a bad case of la grippe
and recognizing it as dangerous he took
immediate steps to bring about a speedy
cure. From the advertisement of ham
berlain's Cough Remedy and the many
good recommendations included therein,
we concluded to make a first trial of the
medicine. To say that it was satisfao-
tory in its results, is putting it very
mildly. indeed. IL acted like magic and
the result was q speedy and permanent
cure. We have no hesitancy in recon-
mending this excellent ough Remedy to
anyone afflicted with a cough or cold in
any form.-IHe Banner Of Liberty.
L~ibertytown, Maryland. The 90 and so
cent sizes fol. sale by Geo. M. Andrews,
druggist.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

writing to her at all. That's the way
with those meek looking little women.
He Is sure to get the worst of it, / tell
you"
The mex morning little Mrs. Large
was in q futter of excitement over this
same missive, and after several attempts,
penned in a shaking hand the following.
"MR. Manu- will come to the east
wing of the veranda this evening, at
seven, as you desire.
LUCRETIA LARGE"
"When the general received this note
his establishment was profound until
dinner time, when he happened to catch a
Geographic look which passed between
the students, aud then the matter be-
came plain to him. The general had
been a college student himself thirty
years before, and he still remembered
their ways. All the afternoon the cues.
ton OF what be should say to the timid,
pretty little widow, was a troubles ONE
problem. The note that had called forth
the answer might have been a proposal,
for all he knew. The more he thought of
it the more fascinating the idea became"
And why not 2" said the general.
"And why not ? The thought is not a
dissgreeable one l wonder it has
never occurred to me before. She
wants to be a companion, why not offer
her a position? Though, come to think
of it, l am a healthy looking invalid"
And he laughed heartily at this flight of
wit. "Lucretia, ah-rather a pretty
sounding name. Luoretia. ah-Mann.
And why not ~"
The following morning the gen ersl did
not enter the dlnDing room until the
others were seated, and then he led Mrs.
Large in and down the entire length of
the long room. with the dignity and cere.
mony of a gentleman of the old school.
And every one present knew that this
marked attention could mean but one
thing. Miss Thankful's eyes were full of
laughter as she met those of the two very
RED faced young men opposite. The
general had come out ahead, she felt sure
and she knew that her surmises were
correct when a little later she heard one
OF the students say to the other, as she
passed them in the hall:
That's my last practical joke. I've
beer sorry ever since we did it, aud | am
glad. down to my boots, that it turned
out this way
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

Seems as if consumption always picks
out the brightest and best. Fully one
sixth of all the deaths that occur in the
world are caused by consumption. Many
things were once considered Impossible.
It would be strange if medical science
did not make some progress. The tele-
graph and telephone, the ~phonograph,
the electric light-all were once impossi =
BILE, and once it was impossible to cure
consumption. That was before the time
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
Taken according to directions, this
standard remedy will cure SO per cent. of
all cases OF consumption. Consumption
ia caused and fostered by impurity in the
blood. 1t is cured by purity and rich-
ness in the blood-surely, certainly cured
by the medical Discovery" 1t builds
up solid healthy flesh and vigorous
strength.
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, a 1908 page medical work,
p~rofusely illustrated, will be sent free on
receipt of 81 one.cent stamps to cover
postage only. Address, Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

Those who believe chronic diarrh@a to
be inourable should read what Mr.. P. E..
Grisham, of Gears Mills, La, has to say
on the subject, viz. 81 have been a
sufferer from chronic diarrh@a ever since
the war and have tried all kinds OF
medicines for it. At last / found a rem
edy that effected a cure and that was
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and diar-
rhoea Remedy" This medicine can
always be depended upon for collie,
cholera morbus, d~ysentery and diarrhea.
1t is pleasant to take and never fails to
effect a cure. 25 and so cent sizes for
sale by Geo. M. Andrews, druggist.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

Punctures in the we'll known Nor
gan & Wright tire are mended about
as easily as a man would close a hole
in his finger with a bit of court plas-
ter. Inside of the inner tube of the
tire lies Il long strip of patching rub
Der, like this:
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"My husband was broken u 18th
boils all over his body. They came out
on his face and affected his eyes. He did
not obtain any relief until l gave him
Hoods Sarsaparilla which effected a
cure. My little girl had gatherings in
her head, but Hoods Sarsaparilla cured
her." MARTHA G.. CLARK, Mickleton,
N. J.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

mediately utilized it by opening there
the Crystal Salt works. They are able to
make 80 barrels of salt a day. With the
money they save they will pay their
way through college. Well, a college
education is a good thing, but 50 is
salt. hope the girls will not give up
the salt works.
ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

Examine your tongue; is it coated?
Have you bad breath, sick stomach with
sour belchings? If 30 take DIR. Bulls
Pills as directed for dyspepsia and you
will be CURED. 10 and % cents.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29
A Democratic Prince.

Several years ago Prince Oscar of
Sweden, a nephew Of the present king,
shocked court circles by declaring that
he intended to marry Miss Ebba Monk,
a young lady Of patrician birth, but yet
far below him In rank. The king pro-
tested and even refused to permit the
marriage, whereupon Prince Oscar de-
clared that he would yield his title and
resign all rights Of succession, but taat
marry Miss Monk he certainly would.
The marriage was celebrated in due
time, and Prince Oscar has never been
seen in the royal circles since. The king
and queen have maintained friendly but
distant relations with their democratic
nephew, who is known simply as Prince
Oscar, and who is immensely popular
with the people because of his philan-
thropy.
Prince Oscar and his wife have been
devoted to causes of charity and benev-
olence, but recently have created a sec
ond sensation by joining the ranks Of
the Salvation Army The prince and
his wife hold regular open air meetings
according to the methods of the army.
The prince eXhorts, and he and his wife
lead i'll The street singing
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29
A SIMPLE TIRE REPAIR.

There is pleasure in meeting the eyes
of those to whom we have done good.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

Every great and commanding v
ment in the annals of the world is the
triumph of enthusiasm.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

When wear begins to exceed repair in
your body you are going to fall sick.
The signs of it are: loss of flesh, paleness,
weakness, nervousness, etc. The repair
needed is food. You think you eat
enough, aud yet you feel that you wear
out more tissue, energy, nerve-force,
than your food makes for you. The
difficulty is that you do not digest enough.
And this is so serious it is worth sitting
down seriously to think about. If you
can't digest what you eat, take a few
doses Of Shaker Digestive Cordial. The
effect of it will be to increase YOUR flesh
aud make you feel stronger. You won't
fall sick. Proof that it is in control Of
your repair apparatus. It's easy enough
to test this for yourself. Take q few
bottles of Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Sold by drug gists at 10 cents to 81 0C
per bottle.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

glory in the grit of Charlotte White
n her sister, two young Oklahoma
ome They took up a claim in Blaine
county when the territory was first
opened. Fate smiled on the energetic
young women, for there was q strong
salt spring upon their land. They inn
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

One of the strangest books recently
written is "The Life Of the Harp In
the Hand of the Harper" by Ada Nor
ley Jerett. 1t is the life of Schlatter,
the healer. lunatic, pretender or saint,
according al one looks at the thing.
Mrs. Jerett probably was better &C.
quainted with Schlatter than anybody
else and, like him. full Of that strange
mysticism which is a feature of our
time. The book is the story of Schlat-
ter's work and savings.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

HOOPS PILLS cure nausea, sick head
ache, indigestion. biiiousness. All
druggist. Csc.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

does not carry from half a dozen to a
score of daring woman argonauts. These
three women were photographed on the
steamer Mexico just before sailing from
Seattle.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c.
II c. G. G. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

The largest organ in the world is in Il Q
cathedral of Seville, Spain. 1t has SO
pipes and ITO stops
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

Veterinary and animal surgery gen
orally would be a good profession for
women to qualify themselves for. Miss
j.. Revert, who owns and conducts a
farm on Long Island, is now attending
the course at the New York Veterinary
college. She already doctors the animals
on her own place and always directs
the blacksmith how she will have her
horses shod. 1t is now SO common to
keep animal pets-dogs, cats, birds,
rabbits, etc.-that a woman who had
carefully studied their anatomy and
diseases could make a good living.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

Boston has 70 women who ride the
cross saddle, man fashion, and Boston
bears it we'll. The fashion came from
Chicago.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

"Kisses are Gods sweetmeats, and
they r not appetizing when they
come to you soiled by the DEVILS
hands" says Ethel Davis in her story
i'll The New England Magazine.
The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

There is now a movement on foot to
establish a Roman Catholic college at
Washington for young women. 1t will
be conducted in connection with the
Roman Catholic university there, and
the same professors will lecture in both
institutions. This college will fill a
great want among Catholic young
women, who long, equally with their
Protestant sisters, for enlarged knowl-
edge and opportunity. Still, it would
be far better if a liberal Roman Catho-
lie sentiment would at once throw open
the doors Of the present university at
Washington to girl students on equal
terms with the men.
The herald., 1897-11-18
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO

| SAN DIEGO, Nov. 17.-(Regular Cor
lrespondence) Ulysses S. Grant, who re-
turned on Sunday after an absence of
some eighteen months in the east, au-
thorizes the following interview in con-
nection with his candidacy for United
States senator:
Il will not say that the subject is new
to me, for While in the east number
Of friends, and some gentlemen whom l
only know by reputation wrote urging
me to become a candidate. They were
kind enough to say that they thought
1t would strengthen the ticket should
consent to run. While it is very salts
factory and very tattering to hear these
things from friends and strangers am
deeply conscious of my own shortcon-
ings, and fully alive to the fact that
there are many good Republicans in this
and neighboring counties with abilities
above mine and who merit party. recog-
milton. l have in mind one gentleman in
Los Angeles, sterling, loyal. deserving
Republican. who would serve the entire
state with distinction and honor.
should not like to mention his name. for
1t might offend him.
Memory of the dead and thoughts of
the living would inspire me with ambi-
tion If were stone. but shall never un-
der any circumstances thrust myself
upon my state or party, and. on thu
other hand Il will never shrink from duty
or responsibility that either one may
see fit to assign me. l do not want tV'be
considered a candidate for any Office in
the sense that l would attempt to force
myself upon my party. Unless the party
leaders believe me available I am not
candidate; if they do, then will use
my every energy and every honorable
means to succeed. Obtaining public
honors by dishonorable means shall
never be charged up against my name
More than this. l do not care to say. l
really prefer not to discuss the subject"
A marriage license was issued yester-
day to William McDermott aged 81, and
Carrie Walton, aged so, both residents
OF Los Angeles.
At the meeting of the city council last
night the necessary appropriations We're
made for a fifteen-days' test of the gar
bage crematory, and tomorrow the fires
will be- lighted.