davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07

modify. "The question is, do you 'o''
mel"
MAX"
Fanny No-stay here" posting him-
self, with lightning rapidity, in the door
way. Unless you jump down the ter,
race you can't get away from me. Anu
I'm determined to have al answer
lie had the answer. Aud the answer
was eyes"
1t is very seldom, you see, that thor
oughly determined young man allows
himself to be baiiled.
Mrs. Fielding the pretty widow, was
deeply annoyed; Miss st. Joaquin rayed.
But, you see,e Mr.. Lynfeld after
ward said, "Inever should have known
how much cared for Fan, if ! hadn't
heard those spiteful cats critieising her. "
And Mr. Leslie wore the sclfsame coat
to his daughters wedding.
But, to the end of his learned and
scientific life, he never knew who made 1t.
Savants are not wise in the ordinary
events of everyday lifc.-Lelen Forrest
Cyr0gfS
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07
ffo Got HIS Customer.

The following story is told of an enter
prising New York jobber: The merchant
in question, having heard of the arrival
of country trader who was known to be
a large purchaser and Of unqucstionable
credit, was resolved to get him to visit
his establishment and, once there, he
felt sure he could secure him as a custom
er. He accordingly sent out one of his
drummers of whom he had quite a num-
Der, adapted to every taste and disposi-
ton. The one sent, however, returned
without success. No. 2 was dispatched,
with no better result, and again No. 3,
and so ON until all had gone and como
back without their man. The merchant
now determined to go himself, and find
ing that brandy and water and free tick
cts to the theatre were of no avail, for
the country trader did not take one or
go to the other he was reduced to the
necessity of employing a ruse, which, as
the sequel shows, was simple as well as
etfectual. On taking his departure after
a pleasant interview the merchant took
care to commit the ''mistake" of taking
the traders hat instead of his own Next
morning, as was expected the merchant
received prompt visit at his store from
the country trader who came to look up
the hat which he supposed had been
hurridly exchanged. This was what the
merchant wanted, and through this
means sold a good bill Of goods and Sc
cured a regular customer Dry Goods
Chronicle.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07

Cmtcd States Minister S. 5. Cox re-
Gently discovered in the Hotel d'Angle-
torre, Constantinople, Undiscovered vol
nmc of Gazetteer Of the World as
known in 1915. 1t is curious witness
Of the advance made in geographical
knowledge aequircd-in seventy years. On
the accompanying map the greater part
Of Africa is blank No mention is made
Of coal, iron Or oil among the products
Of Pennsylvania. Wheat is mentioned as
the staple of New York. New York
City has mo basin or bay for the recep-
ton Of ships but the road where they
lie in the East River is defended from the
terrific violence Of the sea by some islands
which intcrlocll each other" California
rs separated from the mainland by the
Vcrmiion Sea, and its inhabitants use
girdle and piece of linen for clothing.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07
A Penny Frand.

In the year 1864 there were very few
pence coined at the mint, says an English
paper. This arose simply from the fact
that there was little or no demand for
them. A short time ago this fact seems
to have dawned upon some ingenius per-
sons supposed to lie the flower-sellers
round the Bank of England. 1t IS GER
tain that the subsequent "bullyinS the
market" commenced with them. The
story became circulated that through ae-
cident or oversight quantity of gold
had become mixed with the bronze used
for coming, and that this had been made
into pence in that year. Those in the
fraud-for fraud it was-eagerly offered
twopence apiece for as many 1864 pen
nies as they could obtain. The story got
abroad. Everybody endeavored to get
these coins, and the original collectors
rapidly sold their pennies at three ana
four times their value. The fact that
there are comparatively few pence ol
that year in circulation materially assist
ed the deception, and the spectators
did a good trade. It is perhaps needless
to say that there is not an iota Of tru'n
in the story of the gold.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07
Plaques of Mice.

Az intervals of few years, the Brazil
an colony Of Lourenco suffers from re-
markable visitation of field mice. the
latest Of which has just been described
BY Dr. H. Won hiring. These creatures. Or
alnafily not numerous, appeared enor-
mou quantities, and in a few days de-
s'foyed the fields Of corn, potatoes, clover,
oats barley, gourds, pumpkins, and even
Weeas, actually damaging houses to con
siderable extent and running furniture and
clo'nihg' The periodical occurrences Of
Iuese plaques seems to be due to the chief
iooa supply of the NICE, the seeds Of the
oaihooo-grass, which at regular intervals
Of SIX to thirty years, natures over a
hlse territory, and then disappears. The
leiu-mlee increase so rapidly that if all
the conditions which keep them in check
"e'e removed, single pair would bear a
progeny of $4,000 individuals in a SINGLE
summer and every living thing upon the
fai VI would be consumed in half dozen
years. '''''1 '0A0H
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07

Recent statistics compiled by the Reg
istrar- General Of England show great diff
fcrcuccs in the mortality rate among the
different trades and professions. Clergy
men arr apparently the longest lived
Of all who have to earn a living Then
come farmers and stock raiscrs, schoo
teachers and groccrs in the order named.
Among the callings that exhibit a high
rate Of mortality arc physicians and sur
grous, brewers, bakers and confcctioncrs,
plumbers, painters and GLACIERS. Labor
crs and the poorest class of unskilled
workers show the highest rate of all, and
and in this class the miners lead, proving
that Of all yocations that of the coal, iron
or tin miner is the most destructive to
life and injurious to health.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07
DaRodiIs.


The golden sun looks gladly down
On golden rows Of taffodils
He crowns them with his golden crown
With golden rays each blossom nus
And every blighting breeze he stills
With golden trumpets in their hands
On plant stems they lighsy swlng'
la cheerful, dauntless, gorgeous bands'
Their trumpets to the breeze they nins'
And sound the overture to spring
Gone is the winters dreaded power,
Gone are the cold and weary days;
Now comes the oul-refreshing shower
Now sheds the sun his brightest rays
Their golden trumps are turned to pruiSe
Praise Him. We trumpeters of spring.
Whose mighty love new life distilis!
Ny heart shall with your music ring
Until your rapture through me tnriiis'
Ye golden throated dafrodilsi
Caroline Hazard, in Independents
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07
Two Remarkable Children.

Perhaps the two most striking instan-
ecs Of home training that have been given
to the world, writes Agnes Repp.ier in
the Atlatic Monthly, are those Of John
Stuart Mill and Glacomo Leopard, the
principal difference being that while tho
English boy was crammcd scientifically
by Ills father, the Italian boy was per-
mittcd relcntessly to cram himself. In
both cases we see the same melancholy,
blightcd childhood, the same cold indif-
ference to the mother, as to one who had
no part or parcel in their lives; the same
ioyless routine of labor; the same mboy-
ish gravity and prccocous intelligence.
Mill studied Greek at 3, Latin at :, the
Organon at If, and Adam Smith at 10.
Leopard, at TO- was well acquainted
with most Latin authors, and undertook
alone and unaidcd the study Of Greek,
pcrfccting himself in that language be
fore lie was IA. Mills sole recreation
was TO walk with his father narrating to
him the substance of his last days read
ing. Leopard being forbidden to go
about Rccanati without his tutor, acqul-
csced with pathetic resignation and
ceased to wander outside Of the garden
gates Mill had all boyish enthusiasm
: and healthy partisanship crushed out OF
him by his fathers pticss logic, Leo
nordi's 1--we for his country burned like 4
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07
Circumstances Alter Casos

Lawyer Ito clienb-Your old uncle
ea TINS morning. l was just on
my +, way to your office to tell you.
Juent-What3 That old iunatic9
=, n@T',yef-Yea, y, and what's more, he left
..aa a1aaeA'-Well, l declare, this is terribly
Iaaasa' poo, trust he died peacefully.
s0h' s,aa,. year. old man, | do hope that ho
~'s' salle't eNna Herh t}yapais,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07
A Correct Map.

GLOW far is it from the new capitol .
the Colorado rivera" asked Hostetter NC
Ginnis of Gus De Smith.
According to the city map it is mllS'
but l think it is much longer lFe
walked it, and it took me longer than u
should take to walk a mile. .
'That discrepancy is easily explained
The city map doesn't 60 out Of rs way
to take drinks at all the saloons between
tho two places, II Isn't that kind q
nap, nssy6bfi6gs,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07
Lunar Fancies.

Tn Devonshire it is believed that on
seeing the first new moon of the year, II
YOU take off on stocking and run across
field. YOU will find between two of your
toes hair which will be the color OF
the lover you are to have. In Berkshire
the proceeding is more simple, for you
merely look at the new moon and say:
New moon, new moon, hail -rfrrsss pf'essa
BY all the virtue in thy body,
Grant this night that may see
He who my true love shall be-"
TIE result is guaranteed to be as salts.
factory as it is in Ireland, where the
people are said to point to the new moon
with knife, and say
New moon, true morrow, he true now to
me,
That /, tomorrow, my true love may see"
In Yorkshire again, the practice was
to catch the reflection of the new moon
in looking glass, the number of reAec-
tions sgnifying the number of wears
which will clapse before marriage All
these supcrstitlons are suggestive of that
which Tylor calls zone of the most in
structiyc astrological doctrines"
~, that Of the sympathy of growing
and declining nature with the WAKING
and waning moon. Tylor says that a
classical precePt was to set eggs under
the hen at new moon, and that \ Titbn-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07
BASE BALL.
ac'7 ABOUT the National
- Game as a Business.
The Expense Attendant Upon Maintaining
a Tirst-Class Club.


49, 49, u fourteen years ago It was
Pfeo's'e' 'ilat baseball would ere now be |
ohe y 'i'o 'nlhss oil the past In those
Gays o'0os were organized ON thenwrow-
es' inoi's.a'y MARGINS mostly by specula-
i've ""' Irresponsible men, who, IN many
o"se' ',' = e'''lle 70 paying their ueots
iaii0u ~ 50 anu at once declared that
'ii''o ""' Ho'ill's III baseball, ana that
II "o1't so'" que out but instead II
iia9 s.i'77''' 'l''g, year aItef year. un-
- = - !, wv ',' 'g'''i'lS American sport
"ii' : 'qNe' ol some % the Wea''l'icst
men !" ,ne country. lo-,ay thcre are
thoio"eii'S ofsan'le.t ana iully equipped
elsn' assoe'l'ons as iollo"s: Inc VA
'ioiia' i-e'Soe' ''Rn' e'ups' 'he American
Assoei''iol' "iln e'Sht clloSi 'he 0ou'll-
elh h'osu'' WIN elsht clloSi 'ne NeW
l1i7 i''',' i'.'5ue' Nl''i ~ eiu's' wy
NC '''1 ~ 'SUe' WI" c'si' eiN's ,''o
No,'i,@ 's'e'u i-g's'e' WIN siA ',"ps'
an0 -, 'ig '0'' i'g'S"'' WIN s,A ''u'9'
n lmo9o ''s"' o'3si'i1''io"s e'"P,oy oS'
0oo "'o"' "iiose s'''''ies io' 'i'' s''oo' -,
",'i az 9s'.e 'ooV'0oo y '',o'e' ~ "
saiaiy -, "'one u "nS i'9' m -,l,'s w. '''0
ioo'9 ~ 'lo'' 30 WV " F''' ~ . -
anu '''''' ,'''' S,''','es' ! so'''o - ''''''N
i"'0 Ho"' = ''''''e' .''' wv . 80 sa ~,
= iiai.s e'''es 'H'y nav ''''i- - V,'
0oO - F'''oo =, .'ie '''''o''. - '''e
no oi'os " Puo'io ''''''a'''.'i "
, which when pro properly ,.','.1 e9n'u''S'' sN'
TN, Nv .l,;,6sa ..'''i ~ ',,''i clnh for
o,,;ta - :, ;4an, = tIo ovnonditnres ar
,s,.,,, 49, H. faat - en- doo or more dn
-. NJ. ;,oI,aos all roilro.
e - aaoo,,,n,adatians - first ola
-, - w ~ .,..l MI atant 10 a,
-. -. IL, y, ro,,,,lar cbo,
ms - - ont;on 10
Pi0'o"'P s' ,;. oul,;l,;ti,
Ai'''n IN ~ ~. .1lition
s'r'e -, ~,
oo'' u N''ln"s '''1 -, :
Pi'fins ', 5 a..l;.l ,,,o,, 9 . ;,
nlen' ior0' ''''>,'' - an ~.
Pioy'0 "Oouy ~ - .,.,
'niiiss ~ " :, '''''' go I-I...
nave s'uoiG" Wy 7''J0N' '
Auii wen .'i"' " i''7o =" 20 =,
70 foPeI'l ooiiouo' ~
Gay mas gone y ",iel' i','n , : ~, ~, :,
can 0I5aai1o ~, 'i'.''
0ye siieif engagements during
9e = year or two ago fancy 81
li'5 were paid IN great many instanc
1.4t, ra p''yers VINO happened to reeeiy
ii'''o "o'ice demanded such eXorbiti
- + ,iid' u came near running some
nv oiuos' 10 avoid any unreasonal
r'o'o ny players, the leading organii
''o"9 ila'e passed rule limiting pla
= 9'iaiy 70 $1,000 and doing aw
"l'H Tie advance money system exec
la'' enough to delray travelling eXpcns
~ 'no beginning Of the season. II
paying out Of a large sum of advan
la,, 'nDnes ,,s uu1ing the earlier part Of the Sc
-" pi0'oo d great burden to most of Il
h.. S,a'' 80 %"u n 'lle aoollslIns Of that syste
tho tl,, m WIN general favor throusho'
el'4 ei.v 'oun,ry' .r a year or two ago goo
a.aod n,s' ~ e. 'nlra Daseman could not be e'
~ sa7 - 90 lol ona less 'han ~, zoo and from th'
sl,a ~ - o'.-,s g-,3VV' "A nfst-class second ba'
{ a snort sion with apt,
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FACTS vs.PREIUDIlsE; :;

Prejudice IS hard to combat. 1t cannot be
overcome in aday. More than likely it wasn't
formed hastily. Indeed it may have been
gradually Strengthening its hold for years.
Forlnstance, some folks believe Rheumatism
cannot be cured Their fathers believed SO
before them. So did their grandfathers.
Now, RHEUMATISM CAN BE
CURED, Notwithstanding this prejudice,
but the trouble is TO make people think SO.
The only way we know to meet popular un-
MAJ @ SAaSy facts. Ii il a fact that ~,
osSlAN RHEUMATISM CURE
NOT only relieves but banishes Rheumatic
ram There IS positive proof of it too. II
comes from those who have suffered untold
agony with Rheumatism and have been com.
pletely cured by this remedy. Anwho have
tired it have had this experience. Some of
them permit US to print their testimony. 1t
makes quite little book which we send free
toany who are interested enough to ask forit
complete Russian Rheumatism Cure
costs $3.50. If mailed, Ioc. additional. If
registered, Ioc. more You'll never need but
one, 50 the price isn't high. Who wouldn't
give S.. 50 to get nd of Rheumatism
As vet be fond At the stores, but can be
had only BY enclosing The amount as above, and
addressing the American Propretors,
PFAELZER BROS. & CO.,
sIo & 82I Market ST, Philadelphia.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07

An English clergyman has started
three butcher shops in London, to supply
the poor with wholesome meat at reason
able prices, and has demonstrated that
he can make a profit upon selling not
pnly American beef and New Zealand
mutton, but even English beef and NUT
ton, at figures averaging at 90 per cent.
less than those demanded by the regu-
lar butchers for the same quality Of
mcat.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07

= &
For Constipation, or Costiveness, no
-emedy is so effective as AYERS PILLS.
They insure regular daily action, and re-
store the bowels to healthy condition.
For Indigestion, or Dyspepsia, AYERS
PILLS are Invaluable, and a sure cure.
Heartburn, Loss of Appetite, Fo.r
Stomach, FIatulency, Dizziness, Head
ache, Numbness, Nausea, are all relieved
and cured by AYERS PILLS.
In Liver Complaint, Bilious Disorders,
I'D Jaundice, AYERS PILLS should be
given in doses large enough to excite the
liver and bowels, and remove constipation.
AS a cleansing medicine in the Spring, these
PILLS are unequalled.
Worms, caused by morbid condition Of
the bowels, are expelled by these PILLS.
Eruptions, Skin Diseases, and Piles,
the result of Indigestion or Constipation, are
cured by the use of AYERS PILLS.
For Colds, take AYERS PILLS to open
the pores, remove infammatory secretions,
and allay the fever.
For Diarrhea and Dysentery, caused by
sudden colds, indigestible food, etc, AYERS
PILLS are the true remedy.
rheumatism, Gout, Neuralgia, and
sciatica, often resul. from digestive derange-
ment, or colds, and disappear on removing
ehe cause by the 1se of AYERS PILLS.
Tumors, Dropsy, Kidney Complaints,
and other disorders caused by debility or
obstruction, are cured by AYERS PILLS.
Suppression, and Painful Menstrua-
tIon, have safe and ready remedy in
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-07

A man hearing of another who was
hundred years old said contemporary:
"Pshaw what a fuss about nothing.
Why, if my grandfather were alive he
would now be a hundred and fifty years
0ld,n
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A FEW HINTS
FOR THE USE OF

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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-07-23
How AN Editor can Talk.

The indignant editor of the Mansfield
Adcertiser says: Every newspaper pub
Usher is cursed with an occasional subscri-
Der whose soul seems to have been made OF
the fag-end of the material and a Scrimp
pattern at that. We are always thankful
when such lift themselves from our list.
The sooner the better. They generally
refuse to take the paper from the office
after taking it for two or three years with
out paying a cent for it--a plain steal with
nm insult addcd-or else they move away
without saying a word or paying a nickel.
Or they all at once discover that they never
ordered it, never wanted it, or they receiv-
ed it irregularly-not more than half the
time-won't pay for it. In either case it is
a cowardly snap, such as an honest man
would not be guilty of, The proper way
to stop a newspaper is to pay up first and
then stop it afterwards. If you are a gen
tleman and don't owe a cent. walk into the
Office, look the gentlemen in charge full in
the eye. and tell him you don't wish it, or
can't afford it. If you are on a hog plan,
chuck it back into the office and have it
mark refused
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-07-23
>outn Jersey Notes.

The dinner privilege ut the Cumberland
county fair this year was sold for Sis.
Anew Methodist Episcopal Church will prob
ably he erected ON South avenue, iaidgeton.
Mrs. :. :. wcstcott has decided to remove
her boarding schoo from Camden T. bridge
ton.
The bell for the new Court House Al Wood
bury. weighing 2.GlS pounds, has been received
from Baltimore.
man working Ton Wm- White, near Roads
town, recently found a. qIaii's nest containing
thirty-eight Z
Miss PhGbo shull, Of %Bridgeton, was badly
burned on Tuesday by her dress catching fire
from IA kitchen stove.
General linton Il Fisk. the Prohibition
candidate for Governor on Tuesday addressed
q meeting ri Cape May Court House.
Walter Morehouse 4 SON. formerly Of Brides
burg. ho recently purchased The paper mill
At Bridsc,on. began operations last week viii
81 hands.
Woodbury. viii this year pay y cents county
tax and u cents school tax. an increase ot ten
cents county tax over last you and one cent
school tax.
The personal property oi the defnnet Mill
vile Mntnal Marine ana Fire Insurance Com
pany was sold hast week, $50 we're realized
for " hat formerly cost siUa-
II has been decided 10 have a dog race A. AT
additional attraction at the B~ridgcton fan
this fall. Three Of the fastest dogs In Phiil
delphia have been secured for the occasion.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-07-23
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS..
CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY BY ". c. GARRISON
81 SOUTH FRONT ST, PHILADELPHIA.

CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY BY ". C. GARRISON
327 SOUTH FRONT ST, PHILADELPHIA
HuTrER-Prime prlnt ade 10 PC: tair &c to Ice.
roll loe 10 lac: common &c 70 &c per lh. Eggs lie
to lGc. per doZ.
DRESSED Io~ULTRY-Fowls, l3c 10 l5c per ID;
spring chickens l5e TO l6e per ID; winter,
30c to &c per H.; turkeys, C 10 &C per 10:
ducks 12c to lie per lb; Gcese &C 10 -c per
III: spring ducks, l2c to lie per D.
~0cK-CaI &c 10 1c per il; sheep &C. to
5c per fb: lambs IS toS A2ach.
FEATHErs-Geese choice s5e- TO 60e per n
duck 2sc To S0c perth: turkey 10 10 &c per lb:
chicken he to 5c per ID.
WooI-washed sc 10 a'c per IL: unwashed
PIC To % per lh-
GAME-Squab~ sc to BE per pair: pigcouS 9oc
Ia 25c per pair: Si1aplerS -. 10 &c. per III:
Tclrlpins, salt water sli.m To $1,000 per doz ;
bulls and heifers 500 to $50 per dez. English
snipe $l.75to 500; wOodcoek. Ec. Ia suc. il pair;
hlackhirdS, 10 to ic per dozen.
OYsTERs-Prime 500 to $500 per 1000 cull~,
FnEsH FIsn-Iargc rock. l5c 20 lSc. pr 10;
small, &c to 10 &. per H.; white catfish, soto
perch, Sc. To i0c. per H.: trout, &c. toe. per H.:
sounds fish, Hoe, to t5e, per 100. crabs, Sl@ 10
Sl-Jo per laN.
u 25to ST. per Dbl; peaches, S.lHl TO Si5o la>k-
oranges, Florida, 500 To $50 box; lemons,
$3.50 to $500. Cantelopcs, S2.0o Ia $50 per
Dbl. NatertncIonS, prime, slSp 10 $1,000 per
100: culis. 500 to 5000. Tomatoes 1Ac. to 1ae.
per basket; egg plants, sl@' I" Sl.@ PEI
6oo>chrrric~, from I'd. io 6c. per quart
Cherries red, Sc. to Sc. per HI; black, &c to
aF- per H.; black, g. va -. ltf IL tt-
toes prime sls0 10 Sis per barrel: tiir - y 10
81. 80 per hushel. Hackleberrie~ Sc 10 &c per
at. Peas zoe. TO SIC. per basket. onions 81 -
10 S2.00 per bib: cabbage choice, soc. 10 75e.
per hhl; new p~otatocs, prime, $50 To Sa.oo per
hhl.: cHll~. sl.25 10 sl.5o; new tnrnips, Slt9 to
SLDa per hbl.; sweet potatoes, prime, SO to
$500 per bbl.; cHlls, sl.50to S2m par lld,-tted
RaSpberfieS, &c. 10 r. per Of: black, = 10 =
Beans, wax 2nc. 10 pc. per basket; ronnd, Soc.
to zoe. per basket; Hat, = to i0c.-CurumhrfS,
SOC. 10 15e. per crtc.-pcW berries, 70, 20 80.
per at: blackbcrrics, &c. 10 %. PEI a.. cur
rants, tic to Sc per torn SIC. To 15c- per i@
eaTS.-squashes, Zoe. 10 lie. per haskei.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-07-23
Mrs. Downs Lecture.

The Opera House was well filled on
Monday evening, the audience being gath
cred to listen to an address by Mrs. 5. j.
G. Downs. President of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of New Jer-
sey, who being in our ~ncighboring county
of Gloucester, had notified the Union here
that she would run over m Monday night
and speak for them. The address was at
tenti> ely listened to, and was a kind and
earnest plea FOR the temperance reform and
an intelligent setting forth of the object
and aims of the W. G.. T. L. organization.
The "Y's' cnlivened the proceedings by
appropriate music and singing, and Rev.
f. II. Durell, of the NJ. f.. Church, offered
prayer. At the close of the address the
audience was canyassed for applications
for membership in the Woodstown Union,
according to the custom followed by Mrs.
Downs in all her meetings, and seven
persons expressed their wish to unite with
tho organization. A collection was then
lifted amounting to S1,17. If the number
seven is a lucky one there ought to be lots
of good luck in store for the Woodstow n
Union as the result OF this meeting.