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The Monitor-register., 1897-07-30
A Scene in Boston.

There are many men who will try TO
whip more out of horse than the
animals can do; but there seems to be one
driver, at least, who has better sense. A
heavily loaded sleigh was stuck on
car-track in Scollay Square. The street
was badly blocked, aud a crowd gathered
as usual.
The horse pulled well, but could not
move the load. The crowd shouted and
offered advice
'Why don't you whip him ?" one man
asked, and at the same time he lifted a
whip and was about to ply it around the
animals legs. The horse had become
restless and pranced about without pull
ing effectively.
"Don't you strike that horse |" the
driver shouted. "I've driven this animal
a good many years, and know just what
he can do. have never struck him with
a whip, and don't intend to now. II you
fellows will only stop your yelling, the
horse will he all right. He is SO fright
ened that he don't know what to do"
Patrolman Ruby quieted the crowd,
and in a few minutes the horse calmed
down. Then the driver stroked his head
aud said in a quiet tone. "Come. John,
it's all right" The horse made another
effort and succeeded in clearing the track.
Boston Herald.
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Great Mans Compliments.

While it is we'll known that Daniel
Webster, i'll speaking Of General Tay-
lor's candidacy for the office of presi-
dent, pronounced it "a nomination not
fit to be made, he never failed to dc
justice to the generals s military abili-
ties and eminent service in the field
On one occasion he paid the old sol
dier delicate and well deserved COM
pliment. General Taylor was complain
ing of the crowds of people who daily
besieged him soon after his accession to
the presidency.
"They interfere, " he said, with my
official engagements and violate my do
mestic retirement, but still l do not
wish to turn my back upon my friends. )"
"You never did upon your enemies,
general, Mr.. Webster instantly replied.
compliment of another Sort and
more surprising, considering its source,
was one given by Mr.. Webster, though
the object of it was not present to hear.
Some one was speaking of the remark
ably beautiful eyes of a handsome wo-
man, and one young enthusiast said,
''They remind me, with their long,
dark eyelashes, of artillery in ambus-
cade."
"rhey should rather be compared to
heat lightning" said another
"Not so," put in Mr.. Webster, with
perfectly grave face, "for you must
certainly be aware, my dear sir. that
heat lightning never strikes Youth S
Companion.
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Birds as Tall as Girafes.

A curious egg was recently brought
now in New York The egg is more
than'one foot in length, and is large
enough to hold two gallons of water 1t
is eight times greater than the largest
f the ostrieh's eggs The egg is that of
huge bird, now 10 longer in existonoB,
called the epyornis; but skeletons of the
colossal creature have been found iu the
sandbanks Of Madagascar. The di:-
eovery as made in an odd manner The
captain Of a INT rcnauC vessel went into a
bar Dor ou the southern coast of nj ldI.
gascar TO trade with the natives, and
while there he SAW ths men making use
of huge cups in which to carry water.
Upon investigation he fund that the
cups were eggshells cut in halves, and
he soon obtaiped specimen of the egg
of the tpyornis, mich had been preserv.
ed tor hundr, DIS Of years in the dry sand
banks. Those who have read about the
roc, SO closely con- e,ted with the haps
and mishaps Of Sindbad the sailor, may
yet live to lean that such birds as the
roc really did tx st "nce upon time. 1t
is known that there used to be railbirds
SIX feet high, aud eagles capable Of car.
rying off six or eight me-. rna bIrpG.
gornis, gigantic bird, was, in structure,
very much like the modern eas -
Little Christian.
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GHOOT!MG BOUNTYJUMPERS


It Eeca1ne Imperative After Gettysburg,
and Lincoln Refused to Interfere.
''Did you ever Gee a man shot for de-
iertiOn?"
Eyes, several of them. The first one
was man of our brigade. He deserted
while we were near Fredericksburg and
Joined the Confederate army. A few
weeks before we started for Gettysburg
a Confederate deserter reached the lines
Of another brigade and was placed un-
der guard. A soldier of our brigade
passing that way saw the Confederate
and was surprised to find that he was
the man who had deserted from his
company few weeks before. Found
guilty, he was sentenced to be shot.
The day upon which he was to die we
were on the way to Pennsylvania to
help fight the great deciding battle. The
deserter was placed i'll an ambulance,
by his coffin, that morning. At noon,
after bareback, pork and coffee, the
brigade formed three lines of square,
when the deserter was marched from
right to left of the line and seated upon
the coffin. Twelve men were marched
two or three rods from him. The officer
gave the command, Ready, aim, firer
The criminal fell back on his coffin,
pierced by five or six bullets. The bur-
ial followed Immediately, without serv-
ice, and the brigade pulled ont, the
band playing a quickstep.
"After the battle of Gettysburg, and
when the Fifth corps was canped near
the Rappahannock river, i'll September,
the whole command was formed Oh
three sides of square, the customary
formation, and witnessed the shooting
of five deserters All of them were of
the class known as bounty jumpers.
They had deserted several times, one of
them five times. They were New York
ers. A desperate effort had been made to
save their lives. Several committees
from the great city had waited upon
President Lincoln and pleaded for them.
The wives and children of two of them
visited the president, but Mr.. Lincoln
could net be moved He had overlooked
the offonse in hundreds of instances,
but the time had come when the dis
cipline of the army demanded the Sc
verest punishment of soldiers found
guilty of that crime.
Secretary Stanton, for year before
Mr. Lincoln had refused to SO punish
deserters, had pleaded with hirl to let
the law have its way. Mr. Stanton had
told the PIE sident many a time that lis
soft heart was spelling the army and
endangering the life of the nation, but
Mr. Lincoln paid little heed until 1868
''In some portions of the army it was
the custom to hang deserters, but i'll
most instances they were shot, and in
the presence of their respet tive com
mands, as described. The effect was
magical. Dese1ions were little heard
of for the next few months. "-Chicago
Times Herald
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Sicilian Love Charms.

The love charms Of Sicily are many
and curious. One, very popular and
considered very powerful. is to put into
an eggshell few drops Of the blood of
the longing lover The she'll is Cxncsed
to the sun fer three days and to tl1 Gew
for three nights 1t is then placed on
hot ashes until calcutd, VIA the
whole is reduced to fine IoN t,r and
administered secretly in cup Of coffee
or glass of wine to the object Cf atfCc-
tion. Another charm is for the witch to
undress at midnight and lie h,r clothes
up i'll a bundle which she places on her
head. Then, kneeling i'll the center of
her room, she pronounces an incanta-
tion, at the end of which she shakes her
head If the bundle falls i'll fTont Of
her, it is good sign; should it fall he
hind her the charm will not avail. Yet
another is worked in the followin
manner: Pieces of green, red and white
ribbon are purchased in three different
shops, the name of the pc1suus to be
charmed being repeated. mentally, each
time. The shopkeeper must lie paid with
the left LAID, tie liLbon | ilig ! Ceived
in the right. When all the pieces aIe
bought, they are taken to witch, who
sets cut to find the person TO be charmed
On finding him, CT her, the witch NUT
ters to herself. with these ribbons ]
bind you to such one Then she re-
turns the ribbons to the purchaser, who
tics them beneath his Or her left knee
and wears them at church. Macmil-
lan's.
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GONE
BY VIM. L. JOY

What if the heat and the burden,
Trouble and toll of our day,
Meet with inadequate guerdon
'Tis but a task by the way.
Others will labor and sorrow,
Struggle with tare and with thorn,
Filling our places tomorrow
We on our way shall be gone;
We shall be gone past toll, past tears,
Into the peace of the endless years.
What if, ere seed of our sowing
Showeth, or leafiet, or shoot,
We must pass onward, unknowing
What shall be blossom OF fruit?
Sunshine and breeze will befriend it,
Dewdrop of eve and of dawn;
Hands be outstretched to defend 1t,
Haply-though we shall be gone
We shall be gone past want, past woe.
Into the joys which the angels know.
What if our labors seem wastedf
w hat if, of all we have sown,
Never ripe fruit we have tasted,
Never glad harvesting known?
Others, in brighter tom orrows,
Lifting glad songs to the morn,
Richly may reap from our furrows-
Ripened, though we shall be gone
We shall be gone past songs. past sighs.
Into the fulness of Paradise.
Out of the strain of the doing
Into the peace of the done;
Ont of the thirst of pursuing
Into the rapture of won;
Out of gray mist into brightness;
Out of pale dusk into dawn;
Out of wrong into righteousness
We from these fields shall be gone.
may" say the saints, mot gone, but CON
Into eterniLys Harvest Home"
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Milk Bricks.

Milk may be bought by the brick in
summer just the same as some kinds of
ice cream. 1t will be frozen solid,
though, and if intended for use as soon
as received In the household the
iacteal fluid for the tea or coffee will
have to be Clipped eff with the handle
of the knife or fork, according to the
quantity desired in the drink. From a
fad, fir, Zen milk has grown to be more or
less of necessity in the warmer coun-
tries of Europe. The Belgian govern
ernment designs to Increase the trade at
an annual outlay of el0 900, and in
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, a
company has been formed and arrange
ments have been completed for the regu
lar export of frozen milk. The necessary
plant has been erected and contracts
have been made already Tor the delivery
of one hundred and ten thousand pounds
per week, which will be sent to all parts
of the world in bricks or blocks like ice.
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.lls PSg With Expectations.
Rd ) Men Cared for in HIS Masters

Ranr, big Newfoundland dog, has
been made heir to 81 700 by his master,
john Spoone'. The latte, is sailor and
eccentric. Attorney E E Ellison drew
up the will, and the Guarantee Title and
Trust Company " i'll act as trustee.
People will think you are crazy" ex-
postulated the attorney. "How can so
much money be used upon your dog ?'
at cannot" readily assented the old
saiio-. But l mean that when | am
goIe my dog shall not be kicked aud
cufft about the world as have been. II
you like you may draw the will in such a
way that the income Of the property may
b used in the dogs support, and the pro.
perty ITSELF at the latter's death, with
whatever remains Of the income, 60 to
my sister in Eugla
And SO the " i'll was drawn in accord
aLoe with tbs 50 terms, sealt d aud filed
away with other documents f similar
nature in Attorney Eilison's vault. Hs
discovered the dog R)ver when the latter
was little more than a pup, while he was
tramping in Southern Illinois. Spooner,
who is about seventy yesrs of fg', was
taken i'll recently as he was passing
through Chicago. He went to a down
town lodging house, aud while he lay
there suffering Rover remained at his
bedside, licking his hand in mute sym
p.thy.
"Supposng | sb ,uld die,' thought
SDoOuer, "N ho would there be to care
| for Rover ?''
And then he made up his mind to pre-
vide IT his dog in his will. Thus has
Rover sprung from lowly dog of
''ornery degree" to a dog with exprota-
tious.- Chicago Times Herald.
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After meals you should have simply
feeling of comfort aud satisfaction. You
should not feel any special indications
that digestion il going ou. II you do,
you have indigestion. which means not.
digestion. TINS may b. the beginning If
80 many dangerous diseases, that it is
best TO take it in hand at Onca and treat
1T with Shaker Digestive Cordial. For
you know that indigestion makes poison.
which causes pain ard Sickness, and
that Shaker Digestive Cordial helps
digestion ard cures indigestion. Shaker
Digestive Cordial does this by providing
III, digestive materials in which the sick
stomach is wanting. 1t also tones up aud
strengthens the digestive organs and
makes them perfectly healthy. This is
the rationale of it's method of ca,r. as the
doctors would say. Sold BY ,dIngs ISIS,
price 10 cents to sl.00 per bottle.
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PorsOnaIly.COnd Tours via
Penn nsy IyanlR Railroad.

That the public bave come to recognize
the fact that the best aud most conven-
lent method of pleasure travel is that
presented by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company's personally conducted tours,
is evidenced by the increasing popular
ity OF these tours. Under this system
the lowest rates are obtained, for both
transportation and hotel accommodation.
An experienced tourist agent and
chaperon accompany each tour to look
after the comfort of the passenger.
The following tours have been arranged
for the season of 1907
To the north (including Watkins GleD,
Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands,
Montreal, Qaebec, Au Sable Cbasm.
Lakes Champlain and George, Saratoga,
and a daylight ride down through the
Highlands of the Hudson), July 81 aud
August II. Rate, $100 for the round
trip from New York. Philadelphia,
Baltimore, and Washington, covering all
expenses of two weeks trip.
To Yellowstone Park on a special train
of Pullman sleeping, compartment, and
observation cars and dining car. allowing
eight days in Wonderland, Ssptemb Der
Q. Rate, $235 from New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, aud Washington; $3.50
from Pittsburg.
To Niagara Falls, excursion tickets
good to return within ten days will be
sold OH July %. August 5 and 10, Sep
tember A and 16, at rate of $40 from
Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washing
ton. These tickets include transportation
only, and will permit of stop over within
limit at Buffalo, Rochester, and Watkins
on the return trip.
Two ten-day tours to Gettysburg
Luray CaverDs, Natural Bridge, Virgins
Hot Springs. Richmond, and Washington
September 28 and October 12 Rate, So;
from New York, $63 from Philadelphia
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Pronunciation of Hawaii.

AS We have now started on the ro' d
toward III, annexation f Ha Eii, it is
but natural that Americans sbou Id want
ing new ttrritory properly. The correct
pronunciation is Hs-w >" the "a"
sound as iu f ,h'r," the 20 az in
actelt beIug ON the seon d syllable. 1t
is as well to know how the new t. riitory
IS pronounced even b, fore it o 8 into
the Union Chicago TfibanP.
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l.. A. w. MEET, PHILADELPHIA.
Half Rates via Pennsylvanta Rail
road.

For the annual meet of the League of
American Wheelmen at Philadelphia,
August to Z. the Pennsylvania railroad
Company will sell special tickets from
all points on its system to Philadelphia
ana return at rate Of a single fare for the
round trip No rate less than twenty
five cents. Tickets will be 3, Id and v i'll
be good going on August and 4, ard
good to return until August 9. 1897,
inclusive.
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A Horse That Rides.


Boys and girls know how delightful it
is to ride down long hills over the snow
in winter, and also how much longer that
same hill seems when they have to walk
slowly back to the top dragging the sled
writer to newspaper tells of horse
in suburb of Denver, Colo, which,
after pulling load of passengers to the
top of a long bill, is allowed to ride
down. Probably he does not enjoy the
.Iidesas much as boy or girl would, since
ne has to be fastened in to pr. vent his
getting OFF:
"A gray horse and a worn bobtail car
labor each day up and down a Iemarka.
bly, long hill over which the car tracks
drag their weary lengths.
''At the front of the car, looking over
his shoulders, as though estimating the
amount of human freight that it is to
transfer to the top of the hill, stands the
gray horse. A very pathetic looking
steed it is, well fed and sleek-if none
too carefully groomed-never over.
worked, never beaten much.
"The summit is gained at last amid
sighs of relief, in which the gray horse
joins. Then he stops abruptly cf his own
accord and tnrps as far around as the
traces will permit, aud patiently waits to
be released. The car is speedily emptied
of all remaining passengers, and then a
wonderful thing happens-the gray horse,
nnprompted, steps gingerly up and on to
the front platform.
There is queer air of offended dig
nifty about the action, as though he ia
we'll aware of the ridiculous figure be
cuts, and the nervous twitching of bis
ears says as loudly as words themselves,
Now. please don't laugh
"One end of the platform is boarded
off to restrain the gray horse from step.
ping eff and down. The driver walks to
the otl er end of the car, swings off the
brake, and the return journey begins.
The return is a trifs more exhilaratiug
than the pilgrimage up the hill"
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Rice and Cherries.

A story was told of Jefferson by Mr..
Vest hiring the Senate debate on the tariff.
While minister to France from the United
States, and with the tremendous events
of the French revolution going on before
his eyes, Jefferson 'never for one instant
ceased to export by sailing vessels to the
United States all sorts of foreign plants
and bulbs in order to improve the agri.
culture of the people Of this country"
He became interested in the culture of
rice, then beginning in the Carolnss,
and found very superior quality Of rice
i'll port of Italy.
He was not able to procure any of it
for export, because the laws of Italy pro.
hibited its expectation, and it is said
that the author of the Declaration of
Independence filled the pockets of his
Virginia overcoat-the old-fashiosed
Virginia coat, with capes to it, which
our grandfathers wore-with the rice
and smuggled it out Of the couDt;. iAu
end justified the means, possibly. lie
carried it to Paris, put it in small pack
ages of five and ten grains ami s,nt it to
Charleston, 8. c., aud that v as the b isis
of the South Carolina rice, the finest
now in the world"
Mr.. Vest had also something to say
about cherries. He thinks the fiaest
| cherries in the world are raised in the
| United States.
1T is said that they have cherries
equal TO them in France, but l have
never sesn them The cherry of Wash
iDgton aud Oregon is the finest fruit, in
my opinion, ever put in the mouth OF
| mortal man."
Probably the famous eulogy Of straw
berries attributed by Izaak Walton, to
DR.. Butler, or Boteler, will not be dis
credited by the tribute of Senator Vest
to American cherries, yet this last ma y
stand for what it is worth 1t certainly
gave flavor to one part of the tariff de j..
bste.-N Y Smn.
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An exchange tells of a man who gave
the other day for meal. A day or two
after he stepped in to pay the bill, which
he was told was sixty cents. Thinking
this was rather high, he asked what the
tramp ate. "Ten beers and cigar"
was the reply.
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Tired. Nervous. sIeepless

Men aud women-how gratefully they
write about Hoods Sarsaparilla. Oucn
helpless and discouraged, having lost all
faith in medicines, now in good health
and table to do my own work." because
Hoods Sarsapsrilla has power to enrich
and purify the blood and make the weak
strong-this is experience of host of
people.
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G. A. n. ENCAMPMENT, BUFFALO.

Half Rates via Pennsy lyania Rail.
road.
For the National Rncampment OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, at Buffalo,
August 30, the Penney lvania Railroad
Company will sell special tickets from all
p lets on it's system to Buffalo and return
At rate of single fare for the round trip.
These tickets will DO sold and will be
good going on August 81 to 90, and good
to return not earlier than August "a nor
later than August 81. 1897.
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A Seaside Romance.

They We're sitting on the sands side
by side, looking ont over the ocean.
"How peaceful it looks'' said he.
EYES," said she, ''but how very
wetl''
"True," he observed, "and yet how
calm and restful it appears! With you
by my side | could sail on forever. -
''Yes?" she queried.
eyes" he affirmed, forever. Will
you, dearest?'
"On one condition." she replied. 81
am a cautious girl, and I do not wish
to be overhasty. But will let you
make the test, and when the test is
made and you say it is successful will
go with you.
"And that test, love?' he cried.
"You take boat and sail on forever,
aud after you have sailed OH forever tell
me how it works." she answered.
And she left him meditating. -Har-
per's Bazaar.
Dry In Kansas.
Here is a drought story told by trav-
cling man: was driving across the
country to little town in western Kan
sas the other day, when 1 met farmer
hauling a wagon load of water.
"Where do you get water?" said 1.
''Up the road about seven miles," he
replied.
''And you haul water seven miles for
your family and stock?'
"Yep."
''Why, in the name of sense, don't
you dig well?''
because it's jest as far one way as
the other, stranger. kansas City
Journal.
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When the sun sets at the extreme
western boundary of Alaska it has al
ready risen 10 Maine. The day ends two
hours earlier in Hawaii than in Alaska,
and yet Hawaii is spoken of as foreign
territory.
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Administrator A Notice.

Wy g. HILLMAN, Administrator of AL
u. ward W. Hillman, deceased, by direc-
tion of the Surrogate of the county OF Salem,
hereby gives notice to the reditorS of the
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. 6. HILLMAN,
Dated June 10, 1897. Aminis TRAITOR.
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Notice of Assignment.

NOTICE is hereby given that Clark c..
IN Hewitt (Farmcr), of the township OF
Manning ton. 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
OLIVER IL. WRIGGlNS.
Dated Salem, N. j., June 9, 1897.
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After man discovers how little he
knows he begins TO suspect that possibly
others do not know as much as they pre-
tend -Atchison Glo6e
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Boils, pimples and eruptlons, scrofula,
salt rheum and all other manifestations
of impure blood are cured by Hoods
SarRaparilla.
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"While l like to see man who is
not afraid to stand up for his rights, -
said the Cumminsville sage, "still,
have noticed that that sort uf man
usually thinks he has right to any
thing he wants. "-Cincinnati Enquirer
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the selection of neckties, but he approves
of her choice of husband.
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Executors Notice.

TNHoMAS SMITH, Executor of Fanny
L 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. THOMAS SMITH, Executor.
Dated June Is. 1897. lS Pm
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HOOPS PILLS sre the best family
cathartic and liver medicine. Gentle,
reliable, sure.
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A GENTS WANTED for DR.. Talmage's
IN 1.-THE Earth Girdled," or his famous
tour around the world. A thrilling story OF
savage and barbarous lands. Four million
Talmage books sold, and 1.-THE Earth Cir
dled'' is his latest and greatest. Demand
enormous; everybody wants this famous
sion a gold mine for workers. Credit given.
Outfits free. Drop all trash and sell the
king of books and make $500 per month.
Address for outtit tand territory. PEOPLES
39ll Market 81 Philadelphia, Pa. 6.lS