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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

a large temperance meeting was held at
H~addonfeld Oh Sunday afternoon, under
the direction of the Friends quarterly
meeting. Addresses were made by Re-
becca Fravel, late of the Ohio w. C. I. t..
Lukens Webster, Edward Burgess, Rev d.
b. Harris and DR.. Janney. The sentiment
was, 'lf the liquor business is right and
Legitimate why restrict it? If wrong, why
tolerate to"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

The Woodstown MONITOR makes honor
able amend, and so, Bro. Fogg. down goes
the veil and here's our a in token of re-
stored amicable relations. The fog has
lifted and all Is serene.-Come and take
that dinner.-HalriM Republican.
Thank you, don't care if we do. Oysters
stuffed with turkey, mince pie, cut bias,
roast beef with i%lounces and two rows OF
box pleating. chicken-salad, etc. etc.
Yum! yum! What date did you name,
Bro. Newlin?
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

The post office clerks will have a busy
time of it tor the next thirty days. All
mails received or sent by railroad must be
carefully weighed and a record kept there
of. This is owing, in part, to the fact that
the Government is making estimates in re-
lstion to its future contracts with railroad
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06
wooDsrowN, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1885.

When you see this paragraph marked
with an Y it indicates that your subscrip-
ton expires with the number i'll which it is
so marked. The paper will be continued
to your address for a few following num-
beers until you have had an opportunity to
notify us, if you have not already done so.
whether or not You desire to renew.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

Joseph Gibbs, an ex-member of the Leg
i~slature, was on Saturday sent to prison by
Magistrate Martin, Of Philadelphia, in de
fault of $500 bail, on the charge Of having
stolen cigars valued at SIS belonging to
William J. IIaw, 80 North Second street.
Gibbs formerly lived in Pembetton, and was
a man Of considerable means and political
influence. He was a Democrat, and as
such was elected to the Legislature from
Burlington county. Prior to his appear
ance i'll the legislative halls he was "a man
OF eminent responsibility. He seldom in
dulged in liquor. After his election he be-
came addicted to drink, and it WAS not long
before he descended to the lowest depths
OF dissipation. His property was disposed
OF and the money was s~quandered, leaving
him wreck physically and financially when
his term expired. A few years ago he went
TO Philadelphia and led the life Of a vaga-
bond. Magistrate Martin has repeatedly
sent him to the House of Correction, and
when he left that institution recently Mr..
iiaw gave him employment and a home.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

why don't st. John deny this =" and
why don't he deny that ?" so many
papers are shrieking. Mistaken souls, st.
John dosen't deny anything. lie dosen't
have to. It's st. Peter you are thinking
of; st. John isn't in hat line at all. Read
your Bible before you try to talk politics.
oh generation of vituperators.-Robt. i.
BuTdefte.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

Men who seek a place in the Borough
Council avowedly for what there is in it
for them, declaring that they care nothing
for the Office, but are after the possible re-
enumeration which may be attached there
to in the way of street work, should be
severely sat down upon by the people.
They are not the stuff of which good ser
wants of the public are made. The caueus
last night practically placed on nomination
a candidate for Oyerseer of Roads, and not
for council, inasmuch as the former place
was what he declared himself to be after.
and not the latter. If the people endorse
this action at the polls we will be greatly
mistaken.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

Camden is to experiment with luminous
paint on her fire-plugs, to enable them to
be easily found at night. This would be a
good idea if applied to the police in some
places We wot of.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

The Drink Bill in Philadelphia is
! ,uoo' oUo more than the entire rental of
the City, and the retail trade is 23, 00O. 900.
What is the use of all this? Can any one
tell.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06
IUanamaker'S.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2. 1885.

grades are more than three
quarters.
Mourning silks, armures
and others two-thirds and
three-quarters I; s. and So.o5
for SI.35 and $3.50.
Drap de Flore, a new
black dress-silk of about the
lustre of Satin de Lyon, has
a fat rib about twice as wide
as the eros-grain rib both
sides alike; SI.75 to $3.50.
Southwest from the center.
Dainty Clairette Thin
and fine and light and soft
and rich and sombre and full
of stately dignity. Dainty
Clarettel
A new black dress-stuf
of exquisite fneness silk
warp wool-woof; the wool
as fine as the silk; perfectly
plain Nuns Yelling, if you
please; IS cents to $3.50.
Southeast from the center.
Dollar ladies cloths for Is
cents a six-yard dress for
$3.50. No better dollar
cloth in the store.
Southeast from the center.
Black serges and armures,
90 cents for 50, 42-inch, came
again. A dozen styles some
simple serges; some half
invisible armures; some
quite decided figures all
substantial, not over-heavy
stuffs.
Southeast from the center.
Very large block plaids
are the Spring Ulster cloths
for girls 81 a yards so and
54-inch.
Opera and Baby soft white
cloths s. 50 to s. 5oa yard
5o-inch. The figure is made
ard the cloth is made softer
by weaving in large un-
twisted yarns.
Near the middle Murket-strect door.
More French sateens
nearly every day little fig
ures on grounds Of cream
and faint pinks and blues
and drabs ; 37H cents New
dark grounds also; SIX
and 50 cents.
Anderson's Scotch ging-
hams ; all are here. 40 and
50 cents. American copies
Of these, IS and IS. The
higher prices, both American
and Scotch, are for Jacquard
(brocade) patterns.
These three luxurious cot
tons constitute a stock, the
like of which is probably no
where else. The goings
to-day and the comings to-
morrow give it constant
freshness.
Northwest from the center.
Printed linen lawns, IS to
37H cents, according to fine
ness of linen; a few last
years at IS, finer in proper
ton, of course. We buy OF
the makers, while everybody
else here buys in New York;
and SO, of course, our pat
terms and prices, both, are
different.
Foot of the Arcade steps.
Muslin underwear of
est and tasteful styles, of
good material, careful sew
ing, all the points of use and
elegance thought Of; prices
low enough to keep the trade
and high enough to keep the
sources of supply.
1909 and II Chestnut; east of Arcade.
New mattings, two-thirds
of last years prices. Fancy
mattlngs such as then we're
Is cents, now I2H; IS for
IS; so for IS; IS for 20;
40 for IS seamless then 90,
now 40. White mating, 20
cents only. New mattings
fresh from the sea. A years
storage is apt to dry a good
part of the wear out of mat.
tings.
All mattings at roll prices,
Buy exactly the number of
Yards YOU want. We'll taLe
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

We are glad to welcome the Nee Jersey
Ledger, Newark, again to our office table.
1t has been taking a few weeks vacation.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

The Trenton correspondent of the Salem
Standard sizes things up about right, as
follows. in commenting On the action of
the Legislature on the hygiene and prohi-
bition amendment bills:
In the face of the loud profession so long
made by the present majority party in the
Legislature of their record on the temper
anee question, and fostering care of this
now and always important issue, the action
this week looks a little strange, and GER
tainlv gives the lie to their profession.
The excuse offered is the st. John cam
paign of last fall, but their very insincerity
is shown in the fact that when they had
the opportunity TO knock the props out
from under the Prohibition party and eff
f~ectually prove the claims of the Republi-
can party 10 be the real friend of the peo-
pie, and the champion of the home against
the saloon, they dashed it from them. As
both Houses are Republican the dishonors
of the situation are about even. And let it
be remembered that it is not a question of
what the Prohibition party deserves, but
what the people demand. Legislation
should be governed by justice, and politi-
clans, especially the victorious ones, can
afford to be generous. The right of the
people to vote upon the question of prohi-
bition is a just one; the need of the young
being instructed regarding the evils of
strong drink is an urgent one. Hence, the
moral shortsightedness of defeating these
two measures. AS political wisdom, such
a curse is even worse. 4 host of men
last fall voted the Republican ticket be-
cause they had love for the party's past,
and had faith in its moral rectitude of the
future. These men have no love for the
rum power, and will part company with
whatever political organization favors the
cause and interest of rum.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

a bill has been passed by the Alabama
Legislature requiring all schools and col
leges receiving State aid to give instruction
in physiology and hygiene, with special re-
ference to showing the injurious influence
of spurious liquors and narcotics on the
human system.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

In our township and borough elections
this spring, the rum influence seeks to
make itself felt. In selecting the candi-
dates for whom they will cast a ballot, the
friends of Temperance should carefully
scrutinize the record, surroundings and
backing of each one, and vote only for
those who will DE free from rum influence.
1t matters not that the offices have no
direct influence as between Temperance
and its foes in the Way of legislation or
enforcement of law. Let it be distinctly
understood, once for all. that the temper
ance men will not work in the same yoke
with the whiskey ring. When the rum
shops and the temperance men harmonic
on a candidate. the temperance man is very
apt TO get the crow part of tile bargain.
Men with a clean record on this question.
and of unquestionable qualifications in all
other respects, are not SO scarce that the
people need be beholden to the ram traffic
for their candidates. Let every man who
claims to be friend to temperance, stick
a pin right here. The ram business should
he ostracised. There is no better place 10
begin the work than at the ballot box.
The verdict of the jury i'll the Vain
wright murder trial. at Toms River. is re-
ceiving severe criticism from rhe press
generally, but we don see why it should.
or what particular good the criticism does.
The verdict * no more singular than nine
tenths of the verdictS generally rendered.
The jury did as they pleased. and couldn't
change the result now If they wanted To.
There is no likelihood of a new trial, as
the State could not get it. and the defend
ant, Rockwell, will hardly he likely TO
risk his neck a second time. There is one
point that seems to he lost sight cf. rs
there were no witnesses 70 the murder and
no evidence as to the particular manner in
which it was committed. beyond the cir
cumstances pointing to Rockwell Is lav-
ing in some way lone the deed, we fail to
see how a case Of murder in the first
degree. or in other words, n planned and
premeditated killing. could be made out.
There was room for doubt on this point. as
the killing might have been the result Of
an accidental meeting OF the two men and
a hot blooded quarrel, which would affect
the grade of the offensc. II this doubt
existed, the jury very properly gave the
prisoner the benefit of it. If, as the Phila-
delphia Press says, there was no evidence
that the murder was of the second degree,
then, certainly, there could have been none
that it was of the first. 1t was not incum-
bent upon the prisoner to prove that he
was only guilty in the second degree, but it
tcds necessary that the State should prove,
beyond a reasonable doubt, that he was
guilty in the first, before he could be SO
found by the jury.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

The National Temperance Society has
just published the first quarterly Lesson
Leaf for 1885, entitled, ''Defiling the Tenn
pie of God" 1t is No. 2G of the series, and
is by +. n. Peloubet, DID. the well-known
writer Of Sunday-school lesson helps. En-
bracing new features, and prepared by so
experienced a writer as DR.. Peloubet. it is
one of the best Of these valuable series of
lessons. Every Su~nday-school should have
a temperance lesson at least once a quar-
ter, and it Will be valuable in all juvenile
temperance organizations, Ban Is of Hope,
etc. Send for a sample. Syo, 4 pages; price
30 cents per hundred, postpaid. Address,
J. n. Stearns, Publishing Agent. IS Reade
Street. New York City.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

For the past few days onr office has
been taxed to its fall capacity on job
work and bills and we are booking new
subscriptions daily. The efforts of the
Rum Ring to crush u> out are meeting
with very favorable results-for us. We
trust they will be continued. Meanwhile
our friends may bring their work and it
will be executed promptly and satisfde-
torlly both a. regards quality and price.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

Lincoln County, Ga, will charge $1,000
for liquor licenses on and after the LIST of
next October.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

1t now turns out that the charge Of def
cheney and removal for cause which was
made against Postmaster Babcoek, of New
Brunswick, was pretty much a myth. The
fact is he resigned the office because lie was
tired of ii, and his account are straight.
He retires with an honorable name unfair
nished. and whoever started the dispatch
which went the rounds Of the press imply
ing official crookedness on his part. de
serves the contempt of all honorable men.
-HflcUe BHNetib.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

The honors are so near even between the
two old parties in New Jersey on the vote
in the Legislature on the prohibition and
hygiene bills that neither of them will be
likely to make claim this year to be the
temperance party par ercelence. Neverthe-
less there were men in both parties who
were better than their party and among
them we are glad to include the solid
South Jersey delegation in the Assembly.
AsSemblyInan Braker did yeoman service
in advocacy of the prohibition amendment.
Speaker Armstrong was true to the men
who first suggested him for Legislative
trust. Assemblyman Whitaker. of our
county. showed himself worthy of conf
dence on the part of temperance men. land
the same should be said of Senator Miller).
iIames. Of Gioucester, stood by his previous
record and one and all they should be
honored, moi 50 much as Republicans, but
as men whose convictions and votes are on
the right side Of the temperance question,
whether the same he embodied in their
party platform or not.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06
The Nafion's shame.

We want all men and women 10 study
these facts: the city Of Washington is gov
erned by oar National Congress. On Penn
s~ylvania Avenue, between the Capitol and
White House. there are PIG licensed drink
ing saloons. The population is IA. 900.
In the city there are 1910 places where
liquor is sold by license. One saloon for
every Il acres, and for every 14l inhabitants.
The city has 1870 meat shops, and los baker
les. 10 places for drink to one for bread,
and G for drink to one for meat; yet with
some men we don't need National Prohibi-
ton. We want to ask, what State law or
non-partisan league can touch these breath
ing places of HELP
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

The New York Herald reporter of the
Wainwright trial at Toms River amuses
his readers with a ludicrous account Of the
''lIayseed Club, and represents the menu
bers as wanting in all the nobler charac-
t~eriStics of manhood. The members Of
the ''lIayseed Club are scattered over
the entire New Jersey coast, and from an
eighteen years acquaintance with them we
affirm that a finer. better-hesrted, or better
developed. physically or mentally. set of
men cannot be found. We have a captain
that stands upwards of six feet IN his
stockings and a perfect type of his class
THAT could take any six of those dangle-
legged reporters, tie their necks around a
bear pole, put a white oak splint around
their launches, and sweep his stable floor
with them. and then throw them ON to his
compost heap with his mossbunkers. and
make a fertilizer with them, thereby max
ing them 10 contribute for the first time to
the good of mankind.-Beasiey's Print cor
respondent il Star IF the Cape.
The reporters are doubtless cutting the
same shines around Toms River that some
of the fraternity INDUCED in in Salem
county during the Sullivan excitement.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

The Prohibitionists, of Portland, Me-,
held an enthusiastic mass meeting at the
City Hall on last Saturday evening. The
alleged Republican laxity with reference
to the prohibitory law was vigorously de
nounced. General F. Neal Dow made the
speech of the evening. He said:
We have come to the pass in Maine when
we must determine what we shall do. We
have prohibition, but it won't enforce itself.
Our authorities will not enforce the law.
They swear to do so and then do not. How
is it that whenever the Republican party
has control in this State the law is not en-
forced, except by individuals. These Re
publicans say I'VE are for prohibition"
and then take off their hats to rum-sellers.
Now the time has come to bolt. | did not
bolt last fall. The great mass of temper
ance men did not bolt. | did my best to
give the Republican party victory and now
they say, go away, you old temperance
fanatics we won't allow you to put down
our friends, the rum-sellers. And they
say, You temperance men will vote for
us, anyway. We must have the support of
the grogshops | propose to stop this. |
have voted that way long enough. | am
done.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-06

The Newark Press argues that Prohibi-
reason that nothing can be considered an
issue which is not supported by at least a
minority respectable in numbers. And
from the fact that the total Prohibition
vote for assemblymen in this State last fall
was only "about 800" out of a to-
tai vote of POI, 537, measured by the
electoral vote, (the Press does not give
the total assembly yote) draws the
inference that even a respectable mi
nority" is lacking. Does the Press under
take to say that this vote of D, 100 Includes
all who are in favor of prohibition in this
State? If so, it is grieyously mistaken.
Thousands of good men in both the old
parties are hoping and working for the
success of prohibition, although they have
not yet come to the point where they can
see better promise of success in working
along the third party lines. Members of
the Legislature, now in their seats, owe
their places to the votes of this very class.
The temperance and prohibition sentiment
of New Jersey is by no means to be meas
ured by the strength of a temperance poll
teal party. That is only one branch of
the work, and represents II phase of the
temperance sentiment. The argument of
the Press. carried to its logical conclusion,
comedies that there are no temperance men
in either of the old parties, which is further
than the most radical advocate of the third
party movement has ever gone, so far as
our observations extend.
The closing sentence of the Press editor
ial is one in which we cheerfully coincide:
The temperance people should be con-
tent to let the majority rule and not at
tempt to step into power and then lock the
doors after them by the barrier of a con-
stitutional amendment.
If a constitutional amendment were sub
mitted to the people, and a majority favor
it (as we firmly believe they would, would
not the majority rule in that case? The
temperance people would probably be con-
tent. What does the Press mean by step
ping into power? Have they ever attempt
ed to gain prohibition otherwise than by
the voice of the majority? But a rum
ruled majority Of the legislature refuses to
allow the voice OF the people to be heard.
1t will be heard. nevertheless. in due time.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-07-17
WHAT Is ALTURAS TO HIN:

The people Of this city Go not like
the way in which Hon. John HALEY
is dispensing the patronage at his
command. Notwithstanding the large
number OF appointments made in this
Territory at his request, not soul has
been appointed from Wood River,
although this county rolled up for TIN.
honorable gentleman the heavy ma,
jority Of votes which really secured
his election. If Alturas had gone for
Mr.. Singiser, Mr.. HALEY would have
been ANONYMOUSLY defeated, notwi,h-
standing his confidence in the "solid
ity" of the devotion Of his Mormon
friends to his cause. THIS und.niable
fact should cause Mr.. Haley to re.
member that a Congressional delegate
is elected to represent the entire Ter.
ritory Of Idaho, and not a particular
portion thereof therefore, that the ap-
pointees to the public Offices should
not all come from one town, even
though that be- "Bossy S;tty."
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-07-17
Business Tact and Opportunity.

A streak Of pure good luck in bug
iness or the sudden achievement OF
success and wealth by happy hit is
rare. but there are many lucky and
prosperous folks who are SO because
they watch their opportunities and
make the best Of them. Mr.. koch!er
OF Rochester, n. y. tried his hand
at canvassing for "ILAIN HOME TALK"
and made four dollars in the first two
soars. Mr.. Sanford OF Maine, took
AZ orders from ~ persons to whom
he showed the hook. Mr.. Tayior, in
Cleveland. took 10 orders in one day.
why do smart, capable men complain
Of hard tines and "nothing TO do"
when equal opportunities are OMEN to
them: They have only to call for
circulars, prospectus and terms of the
Nnrray Hill Publishing Co., 1879 Eas,
SS'b St, New York City.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-07-17
An Enterprising, Reliable House.

Tracy & Foote can always hc relied
upon. not only to carry in stock the
best Of everything, but to secure the
Agency for such articles as have we'll
known merit, and are popular with
the people, thereby sustaining the
reputat'o" Of being always enterpris-
ing, and ever reliable. Having Sc
cured the Agency for tho celebrated
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption, will sell it on a positi'c
guarantee. 1t will surel v cure any
and every affection of Throat, Lungs,
and Chest and to show our confidence
we invite you to call and get Trial
Bottle free.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-07-17
The Salt Lake Tribune no,

The Salt Lake Tribune no,ni-
mates Colonel Wall for Governor OF
Idaho. Bosh! What would he do
with an Office worth just $4,000 year:
He would starve to death on such a
pittance. Colonel Wall will doubt.
less go to work to retrieve his for
tunes and in few months he will be
on the high road TO succcss-to the
intense satisfaction of every man
woman and child who has ever known
him.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-07-17
MyriadS of Cures

Achieved by AYERS SARsAPARILLA, in
the past forty years, are attested. and there
Is no blood disease, ut all possible OF cure,
that viii not yield to it. Whatever the
ailments of this class, and wherever found,
from the scurvy of the Arctic circle to the
s.vellt-sorcs'' Of South Africa, this REM
edy has afforded health to the sufferers
by whom 1t was employed. Druggists
everywhere can cite numerous cases, with
In their personal knowledge, of remark
able cures wrought by it, where all other
treatment had been unavailing. People
will do well to