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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07
COMMUNICATION. |
LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE.

To the Monitor Since l wrote you a few
of the many benefits which the pool-rooms
afford the community, l have heard it whis-
pered in our circles that there will be an at
tempt made to prevent us getting license an
other year if it can possibly be so arranged
This has given me much trouble, causing me
to think about it more than is comfortable for
me- for l don't know what shall do if am
compelled to go out in the cold world and la
Dor again for my living. If had good
easy trade or some other light business which
had big pay in it I would not care SO much
about it. But as it is / can assure you it is
not pleasant to contemplate. Why not keep
the same men in for borough officers that we
have now? Where, I ask, can be found men
SO well fitted or so capable? If we can keep
the present council in feel entirely safe, but
with others l might not get the favors de-
serve and am entitled to. What is the use in
making any change? These men know what
is right, and are willing to do the right as
they see it. About half of them are mem
bers of the churches in good standing and
would not knowingly do me the wrong to
stop off my income and shorten my bite, by
denying me the license | now have to gather
up the pennies and bits from the boys, out of
which 1 get pretty good living very easy for
nothing. PRopR1EroR
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07
MAJOR SCOTT.
nothing.

Major Scott. who has been laboring in Sa-
lem county and vicinity since January 1st,
making Woodstown his headquarters, left this
place on Wednesday last for Chester. Pa,
where he is now speaking. The initial meet
ing was held in the Madison Street Methodist
Episcopal church, the largest in the city.
He also begins a series of addresses in Wash
ington, n j., his second visit, the 10Th inst.
The Pennsylvania Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union, through its state secretary.
have proposed to Major Scott the giving of
one or more of his speeches in favor of a con-
stitutional prohibitory amendment in the
cities and large towns'of that state We have
no desire to lose the services of Mr.. Scott
We have keen appreciation of his unques-
toned ability on the platform, his unanswer-
able arguments and the gentlemanly way he
has of putting them, A more eloquent speak
er on the subject of temperance we have not
heard. The present advanced temperance
sentiment in Salem county is very much due
to his untiring labors. and the three Women's
Christian Temperance Unions within her
borders are monuments to both Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Scott. These advocates will have a
hearty welcome whenever they choose to
come in our midst They have endeared
themselves to us by their christian character,
as well as uncommon ability. No church
need hesitate to allow them the use of its pull
pit. They have our utmost confidence and
unqualified endorsement, and we bid them
God speed.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07
THE SIGNERS FOR LICENSE.

AS the law now stands upon the statute
books, the signers of applications for license
to sell Intoxicating drinks make themselves
responsible for the evil effects which grow
out of it. Without their signatures the busl-
ness could not exist. No court Will grant a
license without them. Do they realize the
fearful responsibility that attaches to them IN
making business which sis only evil con-
tinually,n possible? The word of God pro-
nounces a woe upon the drunkard, and upon
the man who giveth his neighbor drink;
that puttest the bottle to him, and makest
him drunken, and these few men assume the
responsibility of both by their act of signing
such applications. They cannot excuse
themselves on the ground of its being
friendly act, for it is not true friendship to
help man to do evil. In this case it is not
simply help, but it gives him the power. 1t
says to the applicant, 1--WE authorize you to
carry on this destructive business" What
right have they to impose such burden of
misery, suffering and crime upon the COM
munity? Moral sentiment is opposed to it,
churches and religious societies make it
disciplinary offence for their members to sign
applications for license, and thoughtful men
will not sign them.
We appeal to our fellow citizens to weigh
their actions in this regard. Which is the
better, the good opinion of all right thinking
people in the community, or the favor of one
man? Which is better, the approval of God,
or of men who are allied with the works of
the evil one? God and the community hold
the signers of applications for license respon-
sible for the ruinous effects of the license
system, for without them the business could
not be perpetuated.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07
VALUE GIVEN BY LABOR.

In recent lecture Mr.. Chase, member of
congress from Rhode Island, gave the follow
ing account of the value that is given to some
materials by the work that is put upon them:
'sThere are many forms of manufacture in
which the cost of labor amounts to SO nearly
the total cost that the percentage of material
is an item hardly worth consideration. In
order to illustrate this, have brought with
me tonight samples of watch springs and
screws. One pound, troy weight, of steel
wire, of which watch screws are made, is
worth about sixty-two cents. Of this pound
perhaps twenty per cent. is raw material;
one pound would make 247, 900 screws
which are worth at wholesale 81, It's pound.
Now let us carry this estimate on into tom
we shall then have some idea of the amount
of labor that enters into some of the finer
manufactures. Making the proper calcutta
ton, Mr.. Chase found that ton of watch
screws was worth "a, 668, $50. The raw ma
terial in this ton of screws cost from twelve
to fourteen cents pound. BY the same
methods of calculations he found that the
value of a ton of steel in the form of hair
springs is So, 1876, IA. Comparing this with
silver and gold he found that fine sill
yer and fine gold at their value in New
York amount to the sum of 1872, 527. II and
1902, 928.51 per ton respectively, and that
under the magic touch of the artisans hand
the baser metal becomes nearly eight times
more precious than gold
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07
OLD John BROWN.

The death of John Browns wife on Sat
urday last again brings before the public no.
tice the stir that was made not long since by
her noted husband We all remember how
he started out in 1856 with a little band of
eight followers, having in view the grand
object of liberating the slaves: how he
fought bravely, heroically, for the cause that
lay nearest his heart, knowing that his life
must pay the forfeit; how he saw his sons
and followers fall dead around him, wounded
himself, yet he fought bravely on and lastly,
how he and those remaining of his little band
were captured, tried and hung. And yet this
agitation small though it was, gathered in
force-like a wee SNOWFALL rolling down the
side of mountain, gathers in size until it
becomes mighty northumberland resulted in
few years in the emancipation of over four
millions of slaves.
This, the relation of small beginning to
great object attained, brings to mind the
present temperance movement, the origin of
which was few women in Hillsboro, Ohio
Who will say that since then the great subject
of temperance has not gained in Importance
Since then temperance societies have been
organized in every state in the union, and in
some (Kansas and Iowa, for example,) the
temperance people have succeeded in passing
and enforcing prohibition laws; and now
temperance is acknowledged by prominent
politicians and legislators to be tie great
issue Ex-Attorney- General W. H. Palmer
said last week when interviewed on the sub
ject, 81 believe temperance to be the one
great question now before this country
We concur with Mr. Palmer in the above.
and only hope that the question may have
a speedy answer, and be settled forever.
The only answer that it can have and the only
sequel that can be adjusted to this theme
like the emancipation proclamation was to
@ John Browns raid us constitutional
amendment and total abolition of the liquor
traffic.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07
GOODBYE.

We say it for an hour or for years;
We say it smiling, say it choked with tears;
We say it coldly, say it with kiss
And yet we have no other word than this
Goodbye.
We have no dearer word for our hearts friend,
For him who journeys to the worlds far end.
And scars our soul with going; thus we say,
As unto him who steps but DER the way
Goodbye.
Alike to those we love and those we hate,
We say no more in parting. At life's gate,
To him who passes out beyond earth's sight,
We cry as to the wanderer for night
Goodbye.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07

The growth of prohibition sentiment is
marvelously rapid. Without cxaggeration it
is the supreme question in politics to-day
Our leading newspapers cannot ignore it, po-
litical conventions are agitated over it. Do
what they WILL politicians must meet this all
absorbing and all-disturbing question. Pro-
hibition has come to stay, and the liquor
traffic must go. Every day the enemies of
the liquor traffic are multiplying Business
men see that rum ruins all that it touches :;
manufacturers see that it destroys skilled
workmen; railroad companies see that rum
is their deadliest foe, and christians see that
rum is the greatest enemy that confronts the
church
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07

from the shapeless mould, seems an emaha-
ton of the indwelling life-a visible token
of the unfolding love. Its leaves>are formed
and its flowers painted in brilliant, yet har-
monious hues by an unseen hand; and truly
g Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these" But it is ever changing
its whole existence contest As life
passes from cell to cell, death follows closely
after and at last triumphs. But the seed is
its redemption. Securely sleeping IN its tiny
she'll is the life which mocks the destroyer
and begins its career anew. Yet :" it shall
not be quickened except it die" Written in
these changes we see tokens which declare
that nature sympathises with humanity in the
fall, redemption and life.
If any one undertakes the % unwritten
language" of nature, let him remember that
Solomon spoke of the g lowly hyssop," and
wiser than Solomon said, consider the lilies
of the field, how they grow
The dreaded, dark -frowning storms, when
the heavens are set on fire, and the cloud
walls touched as by the finger of God, speak
in terrific language to those who need the
wrath of the mad, unclaimed elements to
reveal to them the presence of the worlds
Sovereign. Written in the boundless blue
sky we see peace, light and truth by day, and
at night the Infinite has sown there his name
in burning stars.
Music is the language of the emotions and
it may be supposed that its notation is ade-
quate to its representation but the perform
er who sings or plays merely according to the
written page, will fail to express the ART indi-
cated-fail to 'soothe the savage breast"
This yearning after the mystic training the
ear to hear the distant music which often
dies and will NOT come near, this impression
which forces US to wonder and catch glimpses
of the beyond, is an argument for another
life, where all the vague unrest and nameless
longings will be satisfied. So language that
cannot be written comes from the visible,
links us to the invisible, and breathes in
prayer even at the throne
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07

An old lady in Iowa (says one of our ex-
changes) was asked what she would do with
all the corn if it could not be made into
whiskey, She replied, 81 would make it
into starch to stiffen the backbone of many
of the temperance people" The old
lady in very homely way expressed a
great truth. What is wanted, and wanted
most, in this great cause of temperance is
not more friends but more courage, not more
sound views but more action, not more be-
levers but more backbone. We are too timid
too cowardly, too much afraid of antagonism
too fearful in business, in reputation, and
even in the profession of our faith. We
know the right, we must dare to do it We
are sworn to the cause we must not desert it,
despite all opposing forces We dare not be
untrue to God therefore we must be cour-
ageous in the right. Let us cultivate back
bone.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07
HE NOM NJ TO r.

MEASURES for the enforcement of the law
passed by the New Jersey Legislature last sum-
mer, for the regulation of child labor IN
factories throughout the state are now beng
agitated. Mr.. Fell, the child labor inspector,
has presented report to the Legislature on
the subject. in which he asks for the appoint
ment of three inspectors, claiming with reason
the work is too great for one man. Since his
own appointment he has traversed the state
visiting factories, and describes what he saw
as showing the wide prevalence of the evils
against which the law is directed. He says
that everywhere he went he found boys and
girls employed in the factories who were OF
too tender an age even to be properly sent to
school, while others, their seniors had never
been inside school house and were so lg
norant that they did not even know the name
of the state in which they lived. Many of
the unfortunate he summarily sent home and
forbade their re-entering. On questioning the
proprietors he was told by some that the
parents begged that their children might re-
ceive employment and that however unwilling
they might be to do so, it seemed as though
the poverty at home could be alleviated IN no
other way. Others frankly told him that
other labor laws were not enforced and they
supposed this one would not be either, and
that while the system of employing child
labor was in vogue in the factories of other
states they were compelled by competition to
pursue the same course.
The evils of the system of employing child
labor in factories are numerous. Not only does
the child grow up in dense ignorance, butthe
surroundings are depressing and demoraliz-
ing. At a time when he could be as free as
bird of the air and as happy, he is chained
down like galley slave to his oar with no
recreation and confined to monotonous task
under the harsh command of the master
through all the bright and sunny hours. Ill
health and broken down physical system
are the inevitable result. At the same time
the effect of the employment of minors is to
lessen wages both because it greatly increases
the supply of laborers, and because, being
minors, they receive only nominal pay,
even though required to do mems work.
Mr.. Felrs idea is to compel the attendance at
school of all children between seven and
twelve years of age for at least twenty weeks
per year, and of all children between twelve
and fifteen years for at least twelve weeks per
year. We hope Mr.. Felrs requests will be
complied with and that he be given the neces-
sary assistance for the proper enforcement of
law which can only work benefcially.-
Coast Pilot
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07
BEER GUZZLING RATS.
Getting So Drunk in a Brewery thu
They Lie Still to be Killed.

They Lie Still to be Killed.
"There are great many rats here, said
Mr.. William L. Rennecke as he lighted a re-
porter through the icy subterranean galleries
of the Lion brewery, one night last week,
AS Mr.. Rennecke spoke, two fat rats, one
pursuing the other, ran across the floor
zigzag.
What's the matter with them?"
"Too much BEER" said Mr.. Rennecke.
They're great hogs. Beer is about all they
can get to live on around here. The old
stagers that have roamed about the brewery
for several years indulge with moderation
The young and verdant rats from other
neighborhoods go on tear as soon as they
come into the brewery. We catch them in
all stages of intoxication. One night our
Waterman killed half dozen that were SO
drunk that they lay on their backs, kicked up
their legs and squealed hilariously. We don't
keepa cat, because we fear it might indulge in
beer and make friends with the rats which are
friendly and fearless when they are half seas
over. Beer is the salvation and the de-
struction of rats When they drink just
enough they grow fat and healthy; when they
drink too much they are killed by the watch
man. "-New York Sun.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07

A crack in stove can be completely closed
in moment by applying a paste made of
wood ashes and common salt mixed up with a
little water. Plaster over the crack, and the
aperture will be effectually closed whether
the stove be hot or cold.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07

German engineers are now engaged in re-
moving the foundations of an old bridge built
by Charlemagne in the eighth century. The
wood of the piles used in its construction, al
though nearly / 100 years old, is so well pre-
served that it can still be used in building:
the iron, which was riveted to the posts, can
also be used, since it is covered only with a
thin layer of rust
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07

Most persons have a general idea that a
newly built house is more or less damp what
ever may be the nature of its site, but few
are fully aware of the risk they undertake by
too quickly inhabiting new dwelling Now
an average brick will weigh about 10 pounds,
and it will absorb or soak up about 10 per
cent of its weight of water. The lime and
plaster of wall will make up about fifth
part of its whole and consist of per cent. of
water. Therefore it has been calculated if
loo, 600 bricks are used in the construction of
a house there will be no less than 10,0 600
gallons of water to be driven out of its walls
before it is ready for safe habitation
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07

How frequently is the honesty and integrity
of man disposed of by smile or shrug;
how many good and generous actions have
been sunk into oblivion by distrustful look,
or stamped with the imputation of proceeding
from bad motives by mysterious and season.
able whisper -iSterne
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07

A Bridgeport young man asked the lady of
his affections the other evening how she liked
the looks of his new style standing collar.
After critically surveying him and the collar,
she replied Very nice, indeed. 1t looks
like white-washed fence around lunatic
asylum"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07

western exchange inquiries what Mrs
Iennyson will be now that the poet is lord,
which reminds us of a similar inquiry on the
part OF the spouse of newly appointed Brit
ish squire. ''You bes a squire now" asked
this lady of her husband, "what be ~"
"Oh,' responded the brute, "you bes the
same old fule you always wus"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07

The Woodstown correspondent of the
Bridgeton Ecening Neaes in its issue of March
LIST, takes advantage of his report of Rev. w.
H. McCormicks lecture on the subject of
temperance in this place on the Goth ult., to
exaggerate and falsify. We cannot allow it
to pass unnoticed
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-03-07

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