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GEMS.
Adversity is the trial of principal.

Adversity is the trial of principal.
Truth has nothing to fear from the
future.
There is nothing more terrible than
energetic ignorance.
One ungrateful man does an injury to
all who stand in need of aid.
There is only one person you need to
manage, and that is yourself.
Young men believe platonic friendship
possible; old men know better.
Take the place and attitude which be.
long TO you, and all men will acouiesoe.
You may depend upon it that he is a
good man whose intimate friends are
good.
There is only one real failure in life
possible; and that is not to be ture to the
best one knows.
A great fortune often serves as an i'm.
pregnable fortress to resist the advance of
contentment.
Success always travels in the directio q
you are going; it cannot be met, but
must always be overtaken,
Love of reading enables a man to ex
change the weary hours which come to
every one for hours of delight.
The man who, Improving in skill and
knowledge, improves in modesty, has an
undeniable claim to greatness of mind
The respect people show you in your
misfortune diminishes long before you
have begun to outline it; and you feel ir-
ritated as before.
The intellectual worker should have at
last two seasons of complete rest every
year. The freshness of his work will
soon show the advantage of follow &
suoh q course.
Enjoy the blessings of this dsy, if God
sends them, and the evils of it bear pa
tiently and sweetly; for this day is on ly
ours. We are dead to yesterday, and we
are not born to the morrow.
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Pardon, but if may Twill have them
now. Will you give them to me please.
Here are the notes for the amount-two
of thousand and one of five hundred.
There is no objection ?"
''There is no objection" replied the
auctioneer smilingly. sit is not quite
usual, but there can be no objection"
Then to the clerk he said, "Take the
notes, please, and give Mademoiselle Car
bara the letters. Mademoiselle Carbara
we all know aud admire Certainly she
may have them"
AS the girl took the bundle and
loost ned the string which bound it, there
were probably none in the loom who
were not gazing at her. Most, like my
self, were amazed at her eagerness; one
or two were little contemptuous; the
professor was resentfully frowning.
Nearer to her than some stood, and so
better than some can tell what in the
next minutes she said and did.
There were perhaps twenty or thirty
letters; the uppermost one she unfolded
and read. Quickly from beginning to
end she read it; then placed it again with
the rest; then said, as if to herself:
"Son ceur est un Lutte suspendu;
Sitot qu'on le tou che il resonne";
and then looked irresolutely from side to
side.
But little time did she 80 stand. "Par-
don," she said, and stepped past the man
next to her; and "Pardon" again, and
stepped past me to the room corner where
was duly burning fire. AS moved to
give her space, l began to understand
what now she would do, and wondered
and watched.
First she took the letter she had read,
and glanced at it again, an6 then with
sudden movement thrust it among the
Goals. Then, one by one, she took the
others and dropped them, so that one by
one they touched the fame and were
alight- Then, when the last yellow sheet
had burned to blackness, with her foot
she crushed it and the rest to powder;
then smiled and turned toward the door
There has been silence during the time
it was but a minute or two that this
was doing; and now as she stepped across
the floor there was whispering only. But
as she neared the door, men began to
understand what she had done and they
had seen; there had been sentiment. there
had been poetry in the action; the spirit
had been the spirit of love. A sudden
noise of clappings filled the room; for a
moment she paused as if startled; then
smiled, and bowed, and went on into the
street.
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Highest of all in Leavenng Powe-Latest u S. Govt Report
R@>:a!I! 9! Rsxa:sF RRak!Rs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Origin of "the Bakers Dozen"

Did you ever ask yourself why bakers
dozen should be thirteen, while to the
ordinary mortal engaged in any other
kind of business it is but twelve? The
origin of the custom of calling thirteen a
bakers dozen is in an old Dutch legend
of the Catskill country.
More than two centuries ago Baas
(Boss) Volckert Jan Petersen Van Am
sterdam kept bake shop in Albany
History says that he was the man who
invented New Years cakes and ginger,
bread babies. He was a good church.
man, but dreadfully afraid of being
bewitched, and perhaps it was to keep
out evil spirits-un the principle that like
cures like-that on the last night Of 1854,
he took in some evil spirits in the form
of large glassful of Schiedam scbnapps.
What actually happened to him, Charles
M. Skinner tells in his book, "Myths and
Legends of Our Own Land" :"
"His sales had been brisk, and as he
sat in his little shop, meditating comfort
ably on the gains he would make when
his harmless rivals-the knikker bak kers
(bakers of marbles)-sent for their usual
supply of olie-koeks and mince pies on
the morrow, he was startled by sharp
rap, and an ugly old woman entered.
Give me a dozen New Years cookies p
she cried, in shrill voice.
"'Vell, den, you needn' sbeak so loud.
1 aind teaf, den.'
"a dozen y she screamed. Give me
dozen. Here arc are only twelve
"'Vell, den, dwalf is a dozen.'
"'One more want a DOZEN
"'Vell, den, if you want anodder, go to
de duyvil and ged it,
did the hag take him at his word !?
She left the shop. and from that time it
seemed as if poor Volokert was bewitche5,
indeed, for his cakes were stolen; his
bread was SO light that it went up the
it fell through the oven; invisible hands
plucked bricks from that sane oven and
pelted him until he was blue; his wife
became deaf, his children went unkempt,
and his trade went elsewhere. Thrice
the old woman reappeared, and each time
was sent anew to the devil; but at last,
in despair, the baker called on Saint
Nicolaus to come and advise him. His
call was answered with startliI g quick
ness, for, almost while he was making it,
the venerable patron of Dutch feasts
stood before him. The good soul advised
the trembling man to be more generous
in his dealings with his fellows, and after
lecture on charity he vanished, when,
10! the old woman was there in his place.
''She repeated her demand for one
more cake, and Volckert Jan Petersen,
etc, gave it, whereupon she exclaimed,
The spell is broken, and from this time
a dozen is thirteeuP Taxing from the
counter a gingerbread efigy of Saint
Nicolaus, she made the sstonished Dutch
man lay his hand upon it and swear to
give more liberal measure in the future.
So, until thirteen new states arose from
the ruins of the colonies, when the
shrewd Yankees restored the original
measure,-thirteen made bakers
Dozen"
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Johnny" and "Yank."

Every little while new story is told
| which illustrates the nonchalent way in
which the soldiers of the Federal and
Confederate armies used to talk across
the lines during the Civil War. One Of
the grimmest speeches that has ever been
reported as told of by correspondent
who is relating war "reminiscences 10 the
Times Herald of Chicago.
During the days, he says, when Sher-
mans army was operating in front OF
Atlanta, Hoods Confederate command
had been thrown again and again upon
Sherman's left wing, only to be hurled
back each time torn and bleeding. One
morning, after this had been going on for
several days, the out.posts Of the two
armies found themselves within talking
distance, and began to converse as usual.
"Hello, Johnny" said Federal SER
geant.
"Hello, Yank!"
"How many of you rebs are there left ?"
"Dunno, Yank, Bout another killin',
l reckonp'
Who can doubt that this brave Ameri.
can soldier of the South would have
marched to the next "killin' with per.
feot composure, even though it had really
finished Hoods com mand?
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Tour 20 OLD Point Comfort, Richmond
and WashtnKtOn.

and Washington.
TIE Pennsy wanna Railroad Company
runs many delightful tours. but none
more delightful than those to Old Point
Comfort, Richmond, and Washington
These embrace territory peculiarly rich
iD attractions Superbly situated, famous
in history, the capital of the grandest
nation on earth, these three cities form
a trio unsurpassed in interest to Amer.
cans. Old Point is also one of the most
popular and luxurious perennial resorts
of the continent.
The next personally conducted tour
will leave New York and Philadelphia
March 18th. Tickets, including transpor
tation, meals en- route in both directions,
transfers of passengers and baggage,
accommodations at Old Point Comfort,
Richmond, and Washington, and carriage
ride about Richnond-in fact every
necessary expense for period of six days
will be sold at rate of $35. 90 from New
York. Brooklyn. and Newark, $34 90
from Trenton. $50 90 from Philadelphia,
and proportionate rates from other
stations.
Tickets will also be sold to Old Point
Comfort and return direct by regular
trains within six days. including trans.
portatioD. luncheon on going trip. and o.
and three fourths days. board at Ole
Point, at rate of $1G. 90 from New York,
RrOoklyR, and Newark, $15 90 from
| Trenton, Sl4.00 from Philadelphia, and
proportionate rates from other stations.
For tickets and Itineraries apply tC
ticket agent, Tourist Agents, 1896 Broad
| way, New York, or to Geo. w. Boyd
Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broa.
Street Station, Philadelphia,
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w. B. HITCHNER.
SHERIFF'S SALE

IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY.
David Wiley, Executor of
Josiah Morris, decd, Fl. Fa.
Complainant, for sale OF
and Mortgaged
Emma j. Newell and hus- Premises.
band,
Defendants,
Writ dated February "a, 1897. Returnable
May term, 1897.
DY virtue of sundry writs of FL. Fa., to
ID me directed and delivered, will be ex-
posed to public sale, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 8. A. D.. 1897
In front of the Court House, in the city of
Salem, N. j., between the hours of 10 and
O'Clock in the afternoon of said day, tO-wft,
at O'Clock, P. NJ.
All that certain farm and premises de-
scribed in several tracts of land and prem
ises situate in the township OF Pilesgrove.
in the county of Salem and state of New
Jersey, and bounded and described as fol
MOI, Contains 72 acres and was known as
the Bilderback farm and is the same prop
| erty described as No in a certain deed
made by John I'll. Morris and wife and others
| to Emma j. Newell, dated the second day of
| February, eighteen hundred and sixty-th ee,
| and recorded in Salem County Clerk
| Office i'll Book No. D Of Deeds. folio 3s9, &C..
same may be found
| No being MOL in said mortgage and in
said bill of complainant mentionedl con
sists of 81 acres, more or less, bounded by
other lands of said Emma j. Newell and
others, and is the same premises which
Isaac V. Dickinson and Joseph X. Riley.
assignee, &C., of Smith Ridgway conveyed
| to said Emma j. Newell by deed dated
| March q. 1862 recorded in said Clerk g Ofhce
| in Book No 80 of Deeds, pages and 10, by
| in the last nsmed book, page, &C., as by ref
| erence to all ot said records will more fully
| appear. ,
| C. ii. SINNIcKsoN, Solicitor.
| Dated Salem, N. j., Feb. &C. 1897. 80
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Dover, N. H., Dot. 81, 1ss,

MEssRs ELY Bros The Balm
reached me safely and in so short time
the effeot is surprising. My son says the
first application gave decided relief.
have shelf filled with CdtGrrb Cures"
To morrow the stove shall receive them
and Ely's Cream Balm will reign
supreme. Respectfully,
MRS FRANKLIN FREEMAN.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists.
Full sig 50o Trial size 10c. We mail it.
ELY BROS, Sc Warren ST., N. 7. City.
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Executors Notice.

ToHk III. TURNER, Executor of Annie 3.
J Bishop, deceased, by direction of the
Surrogate OF the county Of saieH, hereby
Annie G. Bishop, deceased, to bring in their
debts, demands and claims aga nst the
estate Of the SAID depeaent, under oath or
Affirmation, within nine months from tn, the
of any action thereof against the said Exec
utOr. JOHN II. TU ~ Ell.
Dated Jan. y. '97. I'm Executor.
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Administratrix Notice.

CARAH C. WILSON. Administratrix of
y William S. Wilson, deceased, by direc-
ton of the Surrogate of the county OF salep,
hereby gives notice to the .reditors of the
said William S. Wilson, deceased, to bring
in their debts, demands and claims against
the estate OF the said Gecedent, under oath
or affirmation, within nine months from the
81 any action thereof against the said Ad
ministratrix. SARAH C. WILSON,
Dated Feb. 30, 1897. Aministratrix.
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His Little Fellow" ,"

II happened to be down in my cellar
the other morning when the ashman
came around to collect the ashes," said a
gentleman who resides in Second avenue.
II was opening barrel of great red
apples at the time, and when the big.
dust covered and necessarily untidy man
came back with the empty ash barrel
picked up an apple and held it out toward
him. saying as did SO;
"'Won't you have an apple p"
"Ho took it eagerly. saying as he did
so:
Thank ye, sir; I've a little Teller at
home who'll be tiOkled to death to get it.
l 10 ost always find something or other in
the ash barrels to carry homo to i'm at
night, but it amt often I git anything
equal to this big apple. / tell ye the
little feller's eyes will shine when be sees
it."
81 don't know how many times that
day my thoughts we're of that rough
handed fellow, with that apple put away
SO carefully in his pocket for that little
feller.'
"When evening came thought of the
little feller' who was on the lookout for
the big, dustcovered father, with the
calloused and soiled hsnds, but with the
true heart and the kindly word that made
him king in the eyes of that little
feller.'
"It must have been a very poor and
humble home to which the man went at
the close of his weary day, but then there
was the little feller's' presence to make
beautiful even the bare walls and floors
and to bring the love-light to his fathers
eyes and joy to his father's heart.
'These little fellers' glorify and
beautify many house in which poverty
abides. But human affections can sweetly
and patiently endure toll and rags and
poverty when there is little feller' to
meet and greet the father when the day
is done. "-Detroit Free Press
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THERE IS NOTHING NEW UN-
DER THE SUN"

BY RICHARD WATSON GLIDER.
There Is nothing new under the sun;
There is no new hope or despair;
The agony just begun
Is as old as the earth and the air.
My secret soul of bliss
Is one with the singing stars,
And the ancient mountains miss
No hurt that my being mars.
know, as know my life,
know, as know my pain,
That there is no lonely strife;
That he is mad who would gain
A separate balm for his woe,
A single pity and cover;
The one great God know
Hears the same prayer over ana over
L know 1t, because at the portal
Of heaven bowed ana cried,
And l said: "Was ever q mortal
Thus crowned and crucitied
My praise Thou hast made nv balm.
My best Thou hast made my worst;
My good Thou hast turned to shame:
My drink is flaming thirst"
But scarce my prayer was said
Ere from that place turned;
trembled, hung my head,
My cheek. shame-smitten, burned:
For there, where bowed down
In my boastul agony,
Thought of Thy cross and crown
o Christ! | remembered Thee.
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Tommy had been reprimanded by his
mother for playing In the dirt with the
children who live down the street. when
Use a man," he sobbed through his tears,
''I'se going to bs q politician" What
put that into your head9' asked his
mamma. Uncle told me they were
always throwing mud at each other"
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shake Aliens FOOf-Hase, 4 Powder
Into your shoes and get Rest and Comfort
Cures Corns, Bunions. Swollen, Aching,
Sweating feet. 10000 testimonials. At
druggists and Shoe Stores BOO. Sample
FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted, LeRoy.
N Y
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Adminisfrafor,s Notice.

GILMAN. ADMINISTRATOR of Richard
F-S Gilman, deceased, by direction
of the Surrogate OF the county of Salem.
hereby gives netice TO he creditors OF the
said Richard +. $. Gilman deceased, 10
br;ng in their debls. demands and elaims
agni1st the estate OF the said deeedent.
under oath or affirmation, within nine ne
months FROM the date hereof. or they VIII pe
forever barn ed OF any action ihefeoi hSaihs
abe said Administrator.
U. GILMAN, Administration.
Il. q. FoGG, Attorney.
Dated Jan 8, 1897 ~
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Mother Gray's Sweet Worm Powders,
used by Mother Gray, . nurse in
Children's Home, New York, cure fever.
ishness and destroy worms. AT all
druggists 25c. Sample FREE. Address
Allen s. OImsted, Leroy. N. Y.
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Execufor's Notice.

DAvID F. HAINEs. Executor of Aaron
IL W. Haines, deceased. by direction of
nv gives nofiee to the creditors OF the SAID
Aaron W. Haines, deceased, TO bring in
their debts, demandJ and claims against the
estate of the said decedent, under oath on
affirmations, within nine months from the
date he reof, or they will be forever barred
of auy action thereof against The said
executor. DAVID r. Hale Eo,
e. S. FoGG, Attorney. Executor.
Dated J4n. 25, 1897
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OF certain mean lawyer, Abraham
Lincoln once said: "Tbe doctrine of the
transmigration of souls may be true; but,
il so, when Quirk was born no one died"
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People with hair that is continually
falling out, or those that are faid. can
stop the falling. and get coed gro St1 OF
hair by using Hsll's Hair ReaeWeT.
The Monitor-register., 1897-03-12

The habit of looking on the bright side
of every event is worth more than
thousand pounds year.
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If you wish to purify your blood you
should take q medicine which cures blood
diseases. The record of cures by Hoods
Sarsaparilla proves that this is the best
medicine for the blood ever produced.
Hoods Sarsaparills cures the most
stubborn cases and 1t is the medicine for
you to take If your blood is impure.
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There are fools enough in the world,
and there can be no need that Christian
men should swell the number.
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If the system is fortified by Hoods
Sarsaparills, which makes rich, red
blood, there is little danger OF sickness
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When a person begins to grow thin
there is something wrong. The waste is
greater than the supply and it is only a
question of time when the end must come.
10 nine cases out of ten the trouble is
with the digestive organs. If you can re-
store them to a healthy condition you
will stop the waste, put on new flesh and
cause them to feel better in every way
The food they eat will be digested and
appropriated to the needs of the system,
and normal appetite will appear.
Consumption frequently follows a
wasting of bodily tissue because nearly
all consumptives have indigestion, The
Shaker digestive Cordial will restore the
stomach to a healthy condition in vast
majority of cases. Get one of their books
from your druggist and learn about this
new and valuable remedy.
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XYYANTED--Several faithful men or wo-
w men TO travel for responsible esiab-
lished house in New Jersey. Salary S.eo.
payable Si5 weekly and expenses. POSI- ION
permanent Reference. Enclose sef-ad-
dressed stamped envelope. The Nationai' as
Star Building, Chicago. p-P
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What is defeat? Nothing but educa-
tion; nothing but the first step to some
thing better.
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HOOPS PILLS are the best after dinner
pill; assist digestion, cure headache. 25
cents.
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The First National Bank
OF WOODSTOWN.
CAPITAL $75 900.
Surplus and Undivided IrOftS, $l73,OOO
RECEIVES DEPOSITS IN ANY SUMS

RECEIVES DEPOSITS IN ANY SUMS
Discounts Notes, Makes Loans, Collects
Notes, Coupons, Interest, &c. Executes
Orders for the Purct ase and sale OF Secur-
ities, Issues Drafts on Foreign Countries
Furnishes Circular Credits, &C., for Travellers,
Receipts for and Safely Keeps Wills without
Charge, Rents Safety Deposit Boxes Pro-
tected by Best Fire and Burgiar-Proof Work.
Automatics and Waichman
JAMES BENEZET, President.
l.ss VIM. 2. FLITCRAFT, Cashier.
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II erveS

Are the Messengers of .Sense,-the Telegraph
System of the human body.
Nerves extend from the brain to every part
of the body and reach every organ.
Nerves are like fire-good servants but hard
masters.
Nerves are fed by the blood and are therefore
like it in character.
Nerves will be weak and exhausted if the
blood is thin, pale and impure.
Nerves will surely be strong and steady II
the blood is rich, red and vigorous.
Nerves find true friend in Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla because it makes rich, red blood:
Nerves do their work naturally and well-
the brain is tlnclouded, there are no
neuralgic palms. appetite and diges-
tion are good, when you take
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Get our prices for Job Work. Neat
york and low prices.
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VHYANTED- Several faithful men. or Wn-
w men to travel for responsible esta0-
lished house in New Jersey. Salary s.eo,
pay able Sl5 weekly and expenses. Position
permanent Reference. Enclose self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope. The National
Star Building, Chicago. SIS
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When the children need Castor Oil, give
them Laxol, it is palatable.
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NOTICE.
Cream Valley Dairy Milk
ONLY a Cents Per Quart,

Persons desiring cream can get cents
worth from each quart bottle OF milk, and
then do charitable act by giving the
skinned milk to the needy Use the bottle
skinner, for sale at John G. Reeves hard
ware store, price only cents.
A SubbHOf Milk Kept on Hand 0tmyRea-
denCe, ON Dickinson Street.
Remember, our milk is bottled ana sealed
directly at the farm, having no chance what
ever to receive any impurities.
Como and examine our dairy, milking
utensils, general management, sanitary
conditsons, etc: Patronage solicited.
REEVES FLITCRAET.
2-26 2m WOODSTOWN, N. j..
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SHOPS: WO0DSTOWN, N. ].
Executors Notice.

DICHMAN COLES, Executor OF Anna A.
IL Scott, deceased, by direction of the
surrogate of the county of Salem, hereby
gives notice to the creditors of the said
debts. demands and claims against the estate
of the said decedent, under oath or affirma.
ton. within nine months from the date
hereof. or they will be forever burred OF any
action thereof against the said executor.
RlCHMAN COLES,
Dated Jan 26, 1897. Executor
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oods
Sarsaparilla

The One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. 81:
Prepared only by C. I. Hood & Co.. Lowell, mass
:, .. the best family cathartic
HO0d'S Pulls and and liver stimaiant: sse