The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-07-18

GroVer Cleveland, the Democratic nominee
Tor president, is a bachelor.
John L. Harker's yacht took the first prize
IN the Island Heights race held last week
II drop into poetry occasionally as the
ofhce boy remarked when he tumbled into
the waste basket.
Seven millions of people cross the Delaware
on the West Jersey and Camden and Phila-
delphia ferries annually.
DIR. r. H. Macdonald, of California. prom
1nently spoken of for first place on the Nation
al Prohibition ticket, is said to be worth
$1,000, 900.
A bantering acquaintance of the other sex
remarked to a woman: &c never heard of
seven devils being cast out of man." mo, %
was the reply, they've got 'em yet"
Mrs. Barrett, of Monroe street, New York,
was arrested for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct. In her room her three-year-old boy
was found locked up with dog in starving
condition.
Another total abstinence Masonic lodge has
been lately instituted in London, under the
title OF the Lodge of King Solomon the
worshlpful master of which is DR.. W. B.
Richardson
q See here" he said to his clerk, II don't
mind letting you off now and then to attend
your grandfather's funeral, but l think you
ought to have the courtesy to send few of
the fish around to my house"
Rev. Philips Brooks, the great Boston cler-
gyman, says: !" If we could sweep intemper-
ance out of the country, there would be
hardly poverty enough left to give healthy
exercise to the charitable impulses"
Green B. Raum, late internal revenue COM
missioner, and at present chief lobbyist for
the national whiskey ring, was the chairman
of Republican overflow ramifcation meet
ing at Washington City the other night.
Hamilton Walling, Jr., relative of Super
intendent Walling, of New York, became
violently insane at his home, No. 80 Charles
street, Sunday, while the thunderstorm was
at its height and was sent to Bellevue hospit-
al
sell papers unless by special official permits
sion of the prefecture of police, whose con-
sent is not given until after several weeks
have been spent in an investigation of the
boys character.
Charles Mennie, a Camden man, dressed
in women's clothes on Sunday last and took
d otIoil. AIo 1StcASu up III jail, however,
followed by large crowd. He don't think
it such funny thing now as he did. The
fine and costs amounted to over $500.
A matrimonial association has been started
in Harlem. Young men pay monthly dues of
five dollars and agree to remain single one
year. At the end of that time any one, by
giving three months notice, will receive on
his wedding $4,000. Many are joining.-N.
7. Express.
Three cheers for Rhode Island-petite,
plucky and persistent. Without petitions or
the pressure of persuasive public pleading
the legislature has passed the compulsory
scientific temperance instruction bill. This
action gives us five states arrayed against the
next generation of saloons. Union Signal.
In Stamford, Conn, a thousand women
were asked how many wanted grog-shops, and
there was just one wanted them. In Des
Moines, Iowa, just twelve women voted for
saloons, and 2, 245 against. Three years ago
95, 900 women asked the legislature to allow
them to vote to protect their homes against
grog-shops. -Ec.
DIR. Willard Parker: The average life of
temperance people is sixty-three years and
two months, while the average life of intern
perate people is thirty-five years and six
months. Thus the average life of a drinker
is but little more than half that of the non
drinker, and yet we are asked to believe bran
dy, gin, whiskey and beer are wonderful pro-
motors of health"
Rev. Edward Everett Hale recommends
that licensed saloon keepers should be re-
quired to wear a uniform. This is sensible
they are employees of the government having
charge of the business of running men and
boys, soul and body. Their work is to bring
disease and death to the people, ruin homes
and damn souls. Such fearful positions as
theirs ought to be advertised by wearing
uniform that would in measure signify their
work. Who will suggest what it should be.
your corpse" demanded the foreman of a
Texas coroner's jury.
The body was laid before them.
The jury made a careful examination, and
questioned the attending surgeon.
''Whar was he shot?"
'sSquare through the heart"
"Right in the centre"
'sWho shot him."
"Jake Daniels"
A dozen witnesses declared Jake fired the
shot, and Jake himself admitted it.
The jury consulted for some time.
swell, gentlemen of the jury" said the
coror er, what is your verdict? ?"
s'Waal, Jedge, we've come to the conclu-
sion that Jake Daniels is Their dandiest shot in
these parts, and don't You forgit it."-Chica-
go Neacs.
General Clinton b. Fisk, of New Jersey by
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