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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-15

brief speeches was held on March list. The
committee on sacramental wine report that
the Baptist and Methodist churches use
unfermented wine.
March 12th-At this time there was con-
siderable discussion about games being
allowed in the reading room. Our men,
bers had increased to thirty-two, and $500
was sent to Mrs Miekle for our semi-annu-
al dues. At this time we lose two useful
members, Mrs Crate and Mrs. Trimble
Lppincott. Mrs. Carrie Andrews was
elected i'll Mrs. Lippncott's place, and
Miss George Woolman to fill vacancy ON
editorial board.
April 2d.-Delegates were appointed to
the semi-amual State convention. held at
Glassboro on the 10Th and 18th of April.
The entire delegation went, and reported
themselves much benefited. 4 committee
appointed to ask Rev. Mr.. Wright and wife
to take the places vacated by Rev. J. G.
Crate and wife reported favorably.
May 2d.-A literary entertainment was
given to obtain money for the purchase of
an organ, which melted the Society S33.S1.
At the present time we have a petition
prepared, to which we are getting sigma
lures of freeholders, to he presented at the
May term of Court, against granting Ii
cense to the hotel i'll our borough. TO sum
up briefly, we have had since the Begin
ming of August, fourteen public temper
anee lectures, including Major SCOTS,
have established a paper with good circu-
lation, furnished and opened a reading
room, organized Band of Hope with
ninety-four members, distributed 5000
tracts, and given two entertainments.
The treasurer's report will show that she
has received S141.44 the most of which
has been expended in temperance work,
with small balance remaining in the
treasury. We hope our influence has been
for good. and think we have great cause
for thankfulness Time and eternity alone
can tell how far our influence has gone.
We should have large increase of men,
bers. and think no true-hearted woman can
afford to let this wonderful movement pass
without her personal aid.
Mrs. J. w. HUMPHREYS. Rec See.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-15

The artillery fern, or flower, as it is
sometimes called, is Il curious and beauti-
full plant which is not generally known
outside of rare collections or of florist ;
greenhouses. 1t acquires its singular name
from the military and explosive fashion
with which its resists the action of water
upon it. If u branch of the fern covered
with its small red seed. he dipped in water
and then held up to the light, there soon
commences strange phenomenon. First
one bud will explode with a sharp little
crack. throwing into the air its pollen in
the shape of small cloud of yellow dust.
This will be followed by another and
another until very soon the entire fern
like branch will be seen discharging these
miniature volleys with their tiny puffs Of
smoke. This occurs whenever the Plant is
watered, and the effect of the entire fern in
this condition Of rebellion is very curious
as well as beautiful. As the buds thus
open they assume the shape of a miniature
Geneva cross, too small to the naked eye to
attract much attention. but under a mag
nifying glass they are seen to possess a
rare and delicate beauty
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-15

DEAR MONITOR Things are beginning
to look not little mixed in your neighbor-
hood. In your last issue you quote from
the Sote Gozette: REV. Mr.. Ballard, the
agent of the New Jersey Temperance ALI
ance, has announced that he will support
Blaine and Logan in preference to Gov
ernor St. John for President
In your issue two weeks before. Rev Mr..
Wright speaks in letter of Rev Mr.. Bal
lard holding two services on the preceding
Sunday, in which he laid down the proper
temperance line of policy to be to work
through the existing parties, and in no case
to go into independent third party action.
OF course these two representations of
Mr.. Billiards. position present him as con-
sStent with himself as an individual in the
two deliverances. But what is the posi-
ton of affairs when he is looked at in the
light of Temperance Agent of the State in
which relation he is spoken of in both i'll
stances and spoken of only because he
operates i'll that capacity? 1t seems to me
that these deliverances taken together ne
cessitate the conclusion that Rev Mr.. Bal
lard is a strong Blaine party man, making
use of the pulpits of the State to influence
votes in behalf OF the Republican party.
1t also seems to me that another equally
direct inference is that either Mr. Ballard
misrepresents the State Temperance Ali
ance or that said alliance is practi-
cally sort of ecclesiastical attach
ment to the Republican party with Rev.
Mr.. Ballard as manager to work up the
churches. Does it not look as if there is
really need now for the agent" to ex-
plain how the thing really is?
My own idea is that Rev Mr.. Garrison.
of Swedcsboro, in your issue of last week
speaks exactly to the point in saying that
this policy of the Alliance is thing of
the past its followers are few; it has done
its work The watchword now is .'fndepen-
dent action.'' We have tested the old
parties, they will not serve us: they are
the rum parties The Chicago conventions
settled that
That has the true ring, give us your
hand brother in battle for God and hu
manty. This is not battle of selfishness.
nor for power on the part Of those of us
who are entering it. 1t is "a battle in be-
half of heart broken mothers, despairing
wives and starved children. And | Join
you in your next lines Il am glad call
has been made in Salem county and hope it
will be for independent action Your
next is equally excellent: ''rhe spirit of
the Pittsburg convention has rolled over
the entire country. This CONVEX
ton, six hundred strong, represent
ing thirty-one states Of the Union was
not without its meaning and force.
Let us run up our stars and stripes with
st. John and Daniels and vote where every
vote will count" Capital 1t would be
hard to say it better. Let that, and such
as that, be sounded all along the line. and
frequently. The people will catch the tune
bye-and-bye and roll it over the land with
the power of an earthquake that will shake
down the demiiohns Yours
j. G. CRATE.
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Ocean Grove, n. j.. August 9th. 1884

ocean GrOVc, n. J., August 9th, 1884.
EDITOR MONITOR
Dear Sir: In your issue of August Sth
some references We're made to myself In
reply enclose copy of the constitution
of the New Jersey State Temperance Ali
ance, which was adopted unanimously with
the distinct and avowcd understanding.
based ON resolution and report of Rev.
Mr.. Parsons-that the Temperance Ali
ance could not adopt the sentiment of an
independent political party per se--for if
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-15

The Government spends about fifty
thousand dollars a year for the re-
pair of mail pouches; there are about one
hundred thousand mail bags in use; and
about ten thousand new ones are bought
yearly. The weakest point in the mailsack
Is where it closes and opens. In closing
the bag the staples are pushed through the
the bag is thrown about the staples bend
and often break 1t looks strange that this
little item should cost the Government so
much money; but it does, for that is the
main cause of repairs.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-15

The number of shocks in an earthquake
varies indefinitely, as does the length of
intervals between them. Sometimes the
whole earthquake only lasts few seconds.
Thus, the City of Caracas was destroyed
in about half minute. Lisbon was over
thrown in five or six minutes, while sue
cession of shocks may continue for hours,
days, weeks or months. The Calabrian
earthquake. which began IN February
1888, lasted through continued series of
shocks for nearly four years, until the end
of17SG. The area shaken by an earthquake
varies with the intensity Of the shock from
a mere local tract. where Slight trembling
has been experienced. mp to such catas-
strophes as that of Lisbon, which CON
vuls9d not only the Portuguese coast.
but extended into Iceland ON the one hand
and into Africa on the other, agitated lakes,
rivers and springs in Great Britain. and
caused Loeb Lomond to raise and subside
with startling suddemess.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-15

1t is note worthy that, up to this time,
there have been comparatively few summer
resort fires at least since the season has
opened. Whether this happy exemption is
due to the exercise of graeter care, or
whether it is merely good luck, does not
matter. but the fact is none the less crafty
ing. Let us hope that it is due to the first
named cause
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-15

Three Milwaukee lawyers were engaged
for sixty days in settling an estate valued
at s32. 600. Their bills amounted to
s25, 600 but the Judge plainly intimated
that this was gross robbery, and cut down a
claim for sl5, 900 to 81, 800. and two for
s.. 900 each to 500. lie added moreover,
that if they should attempt to repeat such
piece of rapine' he would disbar them
The Judges name is Thomas Drummond
and it would be well to keep an eye ON him.
Some day we may all get chance to vote
for him for some high office, for it is of such
stuff that good candidates are made.
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that were done it would destroy the idea of
an alliance of the variant temperance sen
timents of the State; and that persons be-
lieving in independent political action
should form a party by themselves, which
such persons did at the time, with warmest
expressions of fraternal feeling ON both
sides continued quite generally until this
day.
ANY omission of mention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, at
any time or anywhere, is accidental and UNI
intentional. | believe that, under God,
they are now the most powerful instrument
atty in the work of incipient legislation, as
the right hand of the church. If did not
mention them in the Methodist church it
was an inadvertance. for | certainly meant
to do so.
enclose an article under my own sigma
ture. from the Newark Daily Adcertiser,
which will answer the statement as to
being out for Blaine and Logan. The arti-
Gle quoted by you from last weeks Ga
zette explains my position and the position
of the Alliance as well as any other | could
write
can understand and. with the years
which are upon me now, can make allow
ances for, strong feeling and stronger ex-
pressions during times of election canvas.
My own earnest desire is that temperance
men of all shades of sentiments shall not
be alienated from each other, so as i'll the
future to antagonize each other i'll the
common cause. My political course i'll the
sometimes Republicans, sometimes Demo-
crats-and in the last gubernatorial canvas
| spoke and voted for Mr. Parsons.
My present line is, SO far possible, to
to antagonisms, in which / hope to have
the good-feeling of all temperance men.
A. Z. BALLARD.
REV. MIR. BILLIARDS VIEWS.
DAILY ApvERTIsER:-You issue of July
21st contained a statement from cores
pondent that Rev. Mr.. Ballard, Vice-Presi-
dent of the New Jersey State Temperance
Alliance, had decided TO support Blaine and
Logan. My attention was called before
that date to the statement as made ill an
other paper, and the following reply in sub
stance was written: have been thinking
over all my utterances in regard to the tenn
perance position as connected with the
nomination of Blaine and Logan, and am
sure that | have never stated an intention
to vote that ticket. Mr.. Blaine's per-
sonal and Christian character, together
with his record as a working Prohibitionist
long before | was one, and his total absti-
hence habits, have always commanded my
warmest admiration. The expression Of
that admiration. in strong forms, in the
freedom of conversation has probably
caused the misstatement.
A. E. BALLARD,
General Vice-President n J. State Tenn
perance Alliance.
Ocean Grove, August I'd.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-15

The rainfall of the past week in Eastern
Pennsylvania and New Jersey renders a
summer drought next to impossible. We
may have a thirsty September, but the earth
5 so well saturated now as to preclude the
possibility of dry August spell that could
prove damaging to any great extent.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-15

Mrs. Chas. Scheler, of Plainfield. n. j..
who w.s sick, was so affected by the earth
quake shock last Sunday that she died in a
few hours.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-15

Reduction of letter postage has reduced
the revenue of the Post-Office Department
for the last fiscal year to fully $4,000, 600
below the expenses
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Woopsrowx, FRIDAY. AuGusT -. 1854.

Since 1915 Arctic explorations have cost
the lives of 1870 men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-24
Criminal Calendar.

St. Louis, 3-Tiiden G. Abbott,
formerly connected with and now
charged with robblne the Water
town, Mass, bank Of s49, 200 last fall,
was arrested on Monday night st
Pierce City, where be has been liy
ing the past six weeks under the
name of J,H. Noster. He had pur>
chased considerable property,
stocked s. store with $4,000 worth o.
clothing, and was living with wo-
man, SAID to be his niece. He has a
wife and four children near Boston.
His entire property was seized, and
he will be neld until officers OF the
bank arrive. to take him away.
Cleveland, o. % Frank Walt,
the defaulting president of the
Leadville bank, was srraigned be
fore the United States commits
sioner, waived examination and in
default Of $40 600 was allied. He
viii be taken to Oberlin to>night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-24
The Prize Ring.

Long Island City, 23.-This morn
ing a prize fight took place here,
witnessed by about 400 sporting
men. The fight was between Jenny
Kerwin, Of this city, and Con
Walsh, of Green Point, for 800 q
side, London prize ring rules. Ker
win is % years of age, and weighs
141 pounds; Walsh, 81 years, 145
pounds. Kerwin was the favorite
IN betting. There was an old grudge
between the men, and the fight was
said to be one of the most desperate
that ever took place on Long Island.
Six rounds were fought, during
which Walsh WAS terribly punished.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-24
EeW FLIES WALK on GLASS.

have concluded from my expert
Dents that it is not the pressure OF
the air nor the power OF an adhesive
/ liquid that gives flies the faculty OF
runnin- over smooth bodies, but
that the power should be attributed
10 the molecular action between
solid and liquid bodies; or, in other
wards, to capillary adhesion.
If we examine the under part OF
the pu'cilH with micro
scope, we shall see distinctly that 1t
is furnished with numerous hairs,
regularly distributed. These hairs
terminate, at their lower end, in q
kind OF bulb, the form of which var.
les, whence flows an oily liquid that
dries slowly and does not harden for
long time. The minute drops left
on the glass by the hairs may be
taken away, even after two or three
days have passed, without ouT hsv-
ing to moisten them, by simply rub~
hing piece Of fine paper over the "a.
l have devised an apparatus for col
Letting these drops by cutting hoe
in piece of board, over which l fix
a glass slide. Turning the
board over SO that the glass
shall be at the bottom, I have
8 lite cell with a glass foo.
With the aid OF piece of paper
eummed to the wings, introduce a
fly into this cavity in such manner
that the pulYilli shall rest upon the
floor. Then, putting the board IN
der the microscope with the glass
slide uppermCSt, We have the fly's
feet under our eyes. The insect,
struggling for liberty, places his pull
Will against the glass, and leaves
after each effort, traces that may be
observed very distinctly, for they
are perfectly visible in good light.
We may discover, whenever the
feet Of the fly come again into con-
tact with these tracks or minute
drops, that they are composed OF a
very liquid substance, for they
spread quite readily on the glass,
We cannot admit, as some natursl-
lists assume, that the liquid can hold
the club SHAPED hair. ends by sue
ton. If this were the case, the
ends would change shape during
the suction, and would take the
form Of a disc The fly puts its feet
down and lifts its feet with an
Incompatible facility that would
not exist if the limb were really
acted upon by the pressure of the
air.-P0pu1dr Science Monthly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-24
TRY BRITANNIA J!
The Great Remedy
for Rheuma-
tisn.

Tbi, Justly popular medicine is deci-
CeGly without psrsllel in the etfecting
Of rspid snd permanent cures. 1t is en-
tifely reliable, and not only removes the
csuse Of Rheumatic pains from the blood
but tones up the entire system. The
Stomach, the Kidneys and the Liver
participate in the benefits derived from
i:s Use, and persons who were
troubled with sour stomach, kid
2ey complaints and indigestion,
have entirely recovered after using Bril-
tannia even for only short time. One
bottle will generally effect cure. 4
tessroonful of the medicine makes q
7ginegisssfGl Of the tonic. It is pleasant
to take, sod many persons keep it as
fsmily medicine, using it IS a mile
speTie1t an5 sppatizsr. Price Csc. per
33ctsia Special rates to the trade z. o.
n. !. Drug Department, general SCENTS
ioT U;ab, Main street, Salt Lake City
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-24

Trees, Plants, Shrubs and Flower Roots
l3rsenhoI5v, Window, Bedding and Border
Plants, at Flowers Loose or Arranged, to
order. Horticulture q SpeciaIt-.
SELECT Vegetable ana Flower Seeds for
Farm aG6 Garden. Tomato, Caul!dcwer and
cabbage Plants, ETC., for sale. app
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Internal Revenue Collections.

Washington, 23.-The collections
of internsl revenue for the first nine
months of the fiscal year ending
June 30th, 1884, were as follows !:
Spirits sos, 497, 1893, an increase of
S2,102,440 over the corresponding
period of the previous year; fer
mented liquors, S12,65S, $50, an in
crease Of 1896, 7773, and miscellaneous,
making the aggregate receipts $751;
454 ,0S4, which is S20,505, 253 less
than the collections of the last fiscal
wear.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-24

SHILOH'S CATARRH REM
EDY-a pcGitfv4 cure fer Catarrh
Diphthegia and Cankef Mouth SOB
- q G. IL / nrua Ssoza I'D
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Mrs. Dr.. WaltOn'S Periodical
Tea.

Mother Walton hiss prescribed
this valuable medicine for 3 great
many years in her private practice.
It was proved an unfsilisg specific
in the treatment of the many die
orders TO which The fem ale cOpstitu
ton is subject. It is cure for the
monthly troubles that so many
women suffer. Mailed on receipt OF
Price, soc.
FRAZIER MEDICINE Co. Proo's,
Cleveland, Ohio.
SARATOGA HIGH Rock SPRI>G
WATER for sale by all druggists. =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-24

Ladies' s Children's Shoe S Slipper
t-4 n. RI Dept
Gents and Boys Boot and Shoe
Millinery. Fancy Goods &iParsaol
Carpet, Linoleum and Shade I"
Lsoies' Doman, Raglan & Cloak :"
Gents ard Boys Clothing -
" D" Suits to Order %
Hat and Cap "
{" Furnishing Goods "
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-24

Silk, Satin, Broeads and Velvet Dep't
French and American Dress Goods
White Goods and Table Linen
Zephyr, Ginghsm and Domestic
Flannel ana Ladies' Cloth
Curtain, Drapery and Tidy
Lace, Embroidery and Trimming
Hosiery, Glove and Button
Ladies' Underwear and Corset
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-24
The DynamiterS.

Dublin, % -Thelpolice regard 81 e
ominous notices purporting to
emsnate from Invincibies, which
were found in various parts of the
city yesterday, az hoax. The pur-
poses of this, they believe, was to
stimulate contributions of money
from America, which Of late have
been seriously falling off.
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arIt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-24

MIRRORS tell the story Of COM
plexions beautiied by the aio OF
GLENN's SULPHUR SOAP.
HILLS Hair and Whisker Dye,
Black or Brown. soc.
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NOTICE.

TIE ANNUAL MEETING OF TBg
-; a e S OF the Utah Central Rail-
D Ny Compa0y, Tor the purpose OF electine
Directors for the ensuing year. will be held e
me cfiiee OF The Dessret NatforaI Bsnk. SsE
LaSe CITY, .. T, on Monday, Nav 5 b. 1SSi'
II O'CLOCK 2. n. - 10'ai
Sci. Lake City, Ut, ~ oeo!
- AGrl 18th, 1884. all
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-24

John Baruickle, st. LOUIS Mo '
says: Browns Iron Bitters en-:
tiIely cured my wife of dyspepsia"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-24
WHOLESALE PRODUCE LIST

List OF Buying Prlces OF Produce
n the Salt Lake Market, corrected
Semi-weekly for the SALT LAKE
HERALD. by Scar. s. Liddle.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-07

The table Of the New York vote
like q wounded snake, drags its slow
length along. The suspense is mos
exasperating and the State is despcr-
ately close. IL will be seen by our
kilograms elsewhere that there is a
fear expressed in New York City OF
an attempt to count in Mr.. Blaine and
that it will be watched and defeated.
There Is no question that the coun-
try will stand no "shenanigen. y
The Electoral Commission business
has been played for the last time
in the history of the United States
All Democrats will respect an honest
majority OF one, even, but there is nc
Democrat who would not resist to the
death the attempt to create fraudu
lent majority. As we write Grover
Cleveland is III ahead in the Empire
State. Our chickens are still beinJ
generously fed and we think that W,
may be able to display their fair pro
portions shortly. We beg to remint
our esteemed contemporaries, wh'
have put in their licks perhaps littl,
prematurely that he laughs best win
laughs last.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-07

A VERY bad omen for the future OF
the Republican party is to be found
in the great strides the Temperance
cause has made, as shown in the vote
just polled. While this organization
is still powerless Of itself, and outside
of Kansas, Iowa, Maine and few
other commonwealths, is not able to
shape legislation, it is cutting into the
Republican vote at rate which
doubtless alarms the more sagacious
leaders OF the party. If the temper
ance vote goes on increasing in an
arithmetical ratio, as il has been doing
lately, the Republicans have won
their last great national victory,
They would have been submerged ut
the last election ii they had not had
benjamin +. Butlcf to help pull them
through. II will be found, when the
full returns are in, that their vote this
year, in this county, is ut least twice
that of 1880, and We observe that their
vote in New York shows Il great in
crease. The cloud just now is no
larger than mans hand, but it
looks rs ii il were destined to soon
spread over the whole Republican
heavens, with the inevitable result, in
time, of the capture of that organiza-
ton and the secession OF Il large por-
tion of its membership who abhor
cold water except for purposes Of
ablution.