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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-11-30

to make. They are the biggest
bargain in bed blankets we have
ever had the good fortune to show.
1874 all wool, 6Hlb white blank
cts, $3.50. Sold last year at IS.
Red twilled, blue twilled, and
plain red nannels, medicated and
non-medicated. Everything for
skirting underwear for Ladies,
Gents, Misses, Children and Boys.
Quilting Cotton, by weight, It
II to IS cents per pound. We have
all needed articles for making quilts
and comfortables.
The best assortment OF dress
goods we ever had yet. Excellent
dress plaids at 10 cents. Double
faced. Illuminated wool ~trlcots, yard
wide, 25cts, former price 37Hcts.
Everything in this way new and
cheap. Additions and new goods
coming in on every train. You
can't get wrong.
Large purchase of ladies' WOODEN
skirts and skirting by the yard. Is
long wooden shawls just opened;
good warm ones as low as $500
each. Ladies, Misses and child
ren's coats, New markets and jack
cts. Additions made to stock every
day.
We buy our Black Cashmeres di-
rect of the importers, and can give
you lower than city prices-bring
samples. 4oin, all-wool, soc, bet
ter, So, 60, o5c. 40 in. Black Hem
rietta Cloth, 75c.
Yard wide all wool suitings,
brown, cardinal, navy blue & green,
25c. All wool Tricots, 40 cts, sold
last year at 50. Fall stock of Dry
Goods in every needful variety.
Z. 3. HUMPHREYS & Co.
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A Rights.

We are often told that home is woman's
sphere and motherhood her chief crown.
Let us consider, then, some of the laws re-
lating to mothers and children. In all the
States of the Union except four, the hus-
band is the sole owner of the children, I'M
less the marriage has been broken up by
death or legal separation. A mother has
literally no more legal right to her child
thar a COW has to its calf. Her baby may
be taken from her with equal impunity,
and sent where she will never see it again.
In New York, where Marion EIarland now
lives, the law is particularly bad. 4 hus-
band may not only separate his wife's chill
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One OF Many Testimonials.

Ettars ?. O, York Co. Pa, Sept. 3, 80.
Mr. j +. TRuITr, bridgeport, Nj:
Enclosed lind S2.50 tor which please send me
six (6) boxes of you Lozenges, and | do say
they are the best in the world. They have
done me more good than any medicine / ever
used, and shall recommend them to all ! can.
Yours truly, ELMER Il. BRUNNER.,
This article has no equal for dyspepsia
in any form. You can eat whatever you
wish and at the same time be cared. Price
soc a box. For sale by E. b. Humphreys
81 Co., or by mail. Good men wanted to
canvass every home in every county.
J. F. TnuITT, Manufactures, Bridgeport,
N. j. sept2S. 1y
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Ola Temperance ana new temperance

Ola Temperance ana New Temperance.
About 600 Is. c., a society of people
made themselves conspicuous by refusing
to drink wine when jeremiah offered them
pots full of wine in the house of the Lord.
'God blessed the Rechabites for their
obedience and to this day they drink
none."
Several thousand of the descendants Of
these people are still found in Arabia,
holding sacred the temperance VOWS made
by their fathers. Many people are afraid
of societies and pledges and all that sort of
thing, but nobody will venture to say that
the VOWS made by this people ever did
them any harm. This temperance society
was very different from those formed now
a-days. They obeyed because they were
commanded, and still for more than 2,400
years they continue to obey, as a commu-
nifty, men, women and children.
The temperance principles of this peo-
Pile were not to be trified with, and be-
cause they denied themselves this common
beverage, God honored them.
What and who does God honor? Can |
tello Can you tell? 1t seems to me that
God honoreth his own. Do you believe
somebody face me and say yes? See the
fine blocks and residences that have
grown up in Cortland within the last
twenty years, the outgrowth Of dram SELL
inr nnmn 1aan in vDnp Ina ~ Sips do
you believe that God will say, when you
meet him in eternity, "You have improved
your talent in a perfect way, enter thou
into the joys of Heaven?' But moral
suasion does not do the work. Money is
king. The liquor traffic is the easiest way
of making money. Nothing but enforced
law will block the enormous manufacture
and sale of this most terrible of all evils.
The women crusaders of II and ~ will
tell you, that God has honored the cause.
The different societies that have sprung up
as an outgrowth of their work tells the
story.
Broad, and deep, and wide, the roots Of
temperance are grown The rootlets have
spread until they cannot be traced. If in
your mind You can see this giant tree,
planted, nurtured, and defended by the
200, 600 mothers and sisters whose daily
prayers ascend to the throne of God, whose
hands are ever ready to do the will Of the
Master, then with me You viii say: Such
consecration of souls will be honored.-
| Mrs. Ellen L. Hinds.
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License high, or license low,
From one deadly fountain flow:
Brewing fast, or brewing slow,
Yielding naught but shame and woe
License low, or license high,
Men who drink us much Will buy:
License high the Golfers fill;
But high or low It's sure to kill.
License high, or license low,
Are surely reaping what they SOW:
License low reaps sore distress,
License high reaps nothing less.
License high, or license low,
Both from this fair land must go.
On the scroll the angel wrote,
"By the prohibition vote
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e-
The Republican party papers are tenn
ing with a p~urported extract from a speech
made by Sam Small at Chickering Hall,
New York, on Sunday. The language
used. as quoted by them, isas follows:
Idon't believe in National Prohibition
politics. Hereafter I am going to have
something practical about my principles,
about my vote and about what do. Prin-
ciple is worth more to me than all the par
ties that ever tramped the globe. The
liquor dealers don't cafe for party. They
elecC the men that will favor their cause,
of whatever party they be. Idon't believe
in letting the DEVILS crowd get ahead of
me on a proposition Of common sense.
We Prohibitionists have held the balance
of power in fifty-two congressional dis
tricts, and We might nave used our power
to have men put into office favorable to
prohibition. But the Prohibition party
has constantly run independent tickets, in
stead of Joining with some other party,
and as a consequence we have no repre-
sentation. We have also held the balance
of power IN several of the states, but we
have lost our opportunity because we have
placed party above principle. When we
begin TO do something the newspapers will
be talking about it, the politicians will be
hustling on account Of it, and we will be
getting some victories, Nationally, |
think all the flowery, rOseate ideas of hav-
ing a Prohibition President. and our
marching up to the White House and
drinking his health in pure cold water,
will not be realized for long time.
In this veeks's issue Of the Voice Mr..
Small, over his signature, objects to
being falsely quoted and says:
First, | did not say ~ do not believe in
National Prohibition politics." | do be-
lieve in National Prohibition politics and
in a National Prohibition party to propa-
gate, realize and enforce them.
Second, ! did not counsel an abandon
ment of our party organization. counsel
ed its more perfect and practical organiza.
ton. | 10 not believe in s-entimentalism
in campaigning, but common sense, direct
efforts at definite achievements, practically
advancing the Prohibition principle in pub
lie favor and progressive legislation. | be-
lieve we have lost much advantage for the
Prohibition principle in recent years in
many localities by reason of our unwilling
ness to cooperate with non-pafty Prohibi-
tionists for the election OF a real Prohibit
Zionist not a number Of our party.
Third, | do not believe in any compro-
mise of the principle Of Prohibition, and |
do not advise cooperation, fuSions or alli-
ances with any man or party, upon any
other basis. In every such proposition the
man and pledge must be for straight-out
Prohibition, and the character of the can
didate must be the guarantee of his honest
adherence to his pledges. y
Will the papers that have been so eager
to proclaim what they choose to believe
was Mr.. Small's abandonment Of the Pro
hibition party, be as eager TO give space to
this correction? We think not.
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Notices.
AT our old stand at the corner vo,

At OUT old stand at the corner YOU
may expect to find as good an as
sortment as at any other store in
South Jersey. We don't particu-
larly need to take profits into con-
sideration---if we don't want %
therefore we a sell on close mar
gins, and we work cheap on all
our goods. You're always sure OF
fair treatment, truthful representa-
ton and just and equitable returns
for your money. Come and see us.
Seventy-hve pieces of Floor Oil
Cloths, from l to ~ yards wide,
bou INT last June and been stored
away to get the paint seasoned and
hardened. All qualities, all prices.
No such variety at any store in
South Jersey, go where you will.
Fifty pairs of colored blankets,
Sl.56 per pair. They weigh Obs
and are well secured. Made forthe
government service and cost S2.lo
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About twelve hundred members of g..
A. r. Posts, scattered over the State OF
Indiana, met in secret session in Indian
apolis on Monday night, and resolved that
every Democratic member Of the G. A. X.
should abandon the Order, and all present
pledged themselves to withdraw from their
posts. They formed a new Order, which
is to be charitable and non-political. Adj
jutant General Koontz, who presided, said
that he had letters from men in eight
States, including Pennsylvania, indicating
that the movement is national.
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Woodstown Lodge. No. 108, l. 0. G. T.,
will celebrate their third anniversary at
their lodge room, on Tuesday evening,
December A. 1t has therefore been the
custom to celebrate their anniversary with
open doors, but only members of the order
will be admitted this year.
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w. C.. T. w.

Try it again. 'Mr. Liquor-dealer, sup
pose a man with a family comes into your
place and becomes your patron. At the
end of five or six years he dies in front of
your bar under the influence OF liquor.
What will you have done for his wife
and babies in return for the money yoa
have received from him?" Again the an
swer must be: at would rave been bet
ter for that wife and child if he had never
traded with me-" Do you see the differ
ence? The merchant says: 81 benefit him,
and you see the benefit" The drink-ven-
der has to admit tina he curses him, and
everybody sees the effect of the curse.
If put the same question to the thief,
81 give peace of mind What do you
mean? eff a man has money he worries
for fear it will be stolen; after | steal it he
soon stops worrSing-I do not injure his
brain, nerves, or muscle
DIFFERENT Way OF SPENDING $50.
Suppose four farmers come into Des
Moines, each with fifty dollars in his
pocket. One goes to a dry-goods store,
one to a hardware store, one to a boot and
shoe store, and the other to a dram shop,
and each spends his money in the placa he
visits.
After two weeks come to you and say:
'Let us go and see those producers: see
what they received for the money they
gave those non-producers." We drive to
the home of the man who spent his money
at the dry-goods store. F'What did you
get?" do you see that dress which Mel
lie is wearing, and that coat that Tom has
on? Well, | gave the merchant fifty dol
lars, and he gave me in exchange these
things. He is better off; we are better
Off" Exchange of values; both are bene-
fitted.
We go TO the man who traded at the
hardware store, and we say: "What did
you receiver" "Do you see the stove, and
the axe, and those kettles >" Yes"
"Wcll, I gave him fifty dollars; he gave
me these. We are better off; he is better
off"
We go to the man who spent his money
dU JIG OObt thu SiDC UT W h0b bitt
you receive for the money you paid ~
s'You see these boots which l am wearing,
and the shoes Nellie has on, and the boots
that viii, Dick and Harry and the rest are
wearing? I gave hat merchant fifty dol
lars for them. We needed the boots and
shoes, he needed the money, and WI trad
ed" An exchange of values; both are
benefited.
Now we go to the man whe spent the
fifty dollars in the dram shop, and say to
him: "Sir, you paid that n%on-producer
fifty dollars. What did you get back y
''Comc here and | will show YOU Will
he say that? No; he will hang his head
and say: Il got this flaming nose, these
bleared eyes, and have been sick ever
since"
"My farmer friend, would you not have
been better off if you had put the fifty dol
lars in the lamp and burned it, and never
have gone in the drinking place at all ?
Yes; because you would AVE had a clear
| head, hard muscles, and could have gone
to work at once and produced more wealth
to take the place of that destroyed. the
liquor-dcaler took your money and untitled
your brain and muscles for the production
of more wealth.-Joh3 3. Finch.
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LODGE DIRECTORY, WITH NAMES OF LODGE DEPU-
TIES AND NIGHT OF MEETING.
District Deputy, f.. 5. Fogg, Woodstown.
6s. Nazarene, Rev. w. N. Ogborn, Bridge
port, Friday.
risonyille, Saturday.
I09. Sincerity, Dr.. E. L. DeGrort, Mullica
Hill, Monday
no. Jefferson II. II. Tomlin, Jefferson, We'd
nesday.
los. Woodstown, Joseph 5. Broadway, Woods
town, Tuesday.
127. Good Intent, c. c. Barber, Pedricktown,
Monday.
II. Eureka, c, W.. Taylor, Newfield, Mon
day.
Lodge Deputies and Others are respectfully
requested to notify us of any inaccuracy in
the foregoing directory.
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Saturday, December 22d. '88,

At French's Hotel, Woodstown, between the
hours OF l3and > O'Clock, 10 wit, at > O'Clock,
p. m., all the following real estate:
No. l-AlNthat valuable farm and premises
situate in thu township of Pilesgrove, within
y Il mile of SharptoWn, on the main road lead
ing to salem, adjoining lands ofEdward Hum
phrcys, James {. Pancoast and others, con-
are in good tenable order, and the land is in IL
good state of cultivation, under good fencing.
and contains anapple orchard and other fruit
trees.
No. 2-The homestead, being a house and lot
OF land in Sharptown, containing Il of an acre
ofland, more or less, the improvements are Il
good frame dwelling house, with rooms, and
good barn, wagon shed and other necessary
outbuildings.
No. 3-Al that house and lot of land adioin-
ing No. =, continuing Il OF an acre of land,
more or less, the improvements are Il good
dwelling house, now u the tenure of Edwin
Royal, Jr.
No. An that lot ofland adjoining No. .,
No. "a lot of land in said village, on the
east size of the street leading to the County
A~lmshouse, containing etl00 OF an acre of
land, more or less.
No. els oneaud n half acres of timber, near
Yofketown, adjoining lands of Christian Reg
ner, Jesse Johnson and others.
Also, Will be sold at same timeandp place, the
No. /, to be gathered and threshed by the ten
ant, and one horse-shed at the NJ. L. Church,
at Sharptown.
Any person wishing to view the above
premises will be shown the same by calling
on {. B. Robinson, one of the executors, IN
Sharptown.
sale positive. Conditions at sale, by
HII ID NO ID Dn O. y
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An editor sent the following query to
Miss Willard: "What, in your opinion,
will be the effect of this years Republican
success upon the future Of the Prohibition
party?" The following is her reply: THE
Prohibition party is a s%ignboard pointing
out the pathway of safety for the nation.
1t will continue thus to point until the
army of majorities wheelsinto line. Those
who look for any wavering in its leader
ship or ranks have failed to understand its
spirit or the hidings of its power. Yours
in unfaltering faith that all that ought to
happen will happen"
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We can sell you a good 36-inch all Wool
Black French Cashmere at so cts, better
at 55. and better yet at GO, the latter 40
inches wide. We have just received an
other purchase of the 46-inch Henrietta
cloth that we have sold SO much of at $1.00.
1t is little trouble to sell this if we can get
beside a sample of some bought elsewhere,
ours always takes the premium. Bring sam
pies Of the cheapest and best Cashmeres
yon have seen at a given price, and give
us 4 chance to compare with ours.
Il. b. Humphreys q Co.
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Prices, rs, IS and SO Cents.
PUBLIC SALE OE
REAL ESTATE!
WILL be sold at public sale, on
Saturday, December Is, ISsS,

At2 o'clock p. NJ, in front of Freneh's Hotel,
Woodstewn, n. j., the farm, late the estate of
VIM. Mo6Fe, deed, situate III miles south of
Harrisonvllle. in Pilesgrove township, salem
county, NeW Jersey, a~djoiningIands of Rich
man Coles, f@t Coles and Others, containing
JIG ACRES,
more or less, Of which about 100 acres is in n
good state OF cultivation, the remainder being
woodland. Thefarm iseonveniently divided
into six fields With good fencing, and a never
failing stream of water running. through it.
1t has a variety ofhoiIand is suitable for rails
ing grass, grain ana truck. There is an apple
orchard in good beafing: also an abundance
of other fruits. Thefmprovements consist of a
convenient ana substantial frame dwelling
with cellars under the same. Thu barns are
conveniently arranged with plenty of stab
ling: also u crib-housH with sheds attached,
and other necessary outbuildings, all in good
repair. There are two wells of excellent spring
water, with pumps in the same.
Any person wishing to view the premises
will be shown the same by calling on one of
the heirs,@
Conditions made known at sale.
MARTHA C. MOORE
HANNAH i. AVIS,
EDGAR c. MOORE
c. FRENCH MOORE,
Nov30-2t Heirs.
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The Committee of the State Board OF
Agriculture met in Trenton on Monday to
discuss a proposed revision of the road
law. No definite action was taken and
they will meet again in two weeks.
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Al THE
New Store under The Opera House

At our new store under the Opera
House we have this week opened
| $4,000 worth of suits and %overcoats.
You can getyour boys a good warm
overcoat for $3.50. Mems Raritan
ChinchilIa Beaver %overcoats, warm
but not b~urthcnsome, $500. Black
Corkscrew ~overcoats, Atwood face.
500. Skating jackets made of
heavy beaver cloth, cut double
breasted and lined with flannel, just
the thing for knock-about, S3.75.
Knit jackets from 75c to $3.50.
Everything needed for men and
boys, and at prices lower than else
where in this county.
Never in our history as merchants
have we been SO we'll prepared to
take care of ourselves and our Gus
toners on BOOTS and SHOES as
we are at this present time. We
placed our orders early in the sea
son when the work-people yer not
hurried, and the consequence is that
we have a BETTER, LARGER and
CHEAPER stock than ever before.
We own now and have in posses
sion over Fifty Cases of Mems and
Boys Boots-all kinds, all prices.
The celebrated f. S. Reeve boots
as low as S2.25. You all know this
make of goods. Mr.. Reeve is a
conscientious nan and don't put his
name on anything that is not worthy
oft. We are the only agents for
the Lester Boot. We sold these
largely last year and have not had
a single complaint, though we have
taken great pains to make inqairy
of those we sold them to. The uni
versal verdict is that there are none
better. We can give you good bar
gains in boots and you do yourself
injustice if you fail to take a look at
our stock. We don't care so much
for profits as we do to sell the
goods.
In Ladies and Children's wear
and goods adapted to their wants
we are quite as fortunate as ON
Mems and Boys goods. While we
have all desirable makes and grades
in Children's and Women's wear,
we would especially call attention to
our French Kid, ~hand-weIt, extern
sion sole, common-sense heel, but
ton boots for Ladies at So. It's the
n~eatest made, ncatest fitting, easiest
wearing and most dressy shoe for
the money that we have ever been
able to offer.
All kinds Mems and Boys Hats.
Five cases lately received. Every
thing in Mems wear and Boys wear.
Also the largest stock of Clothing
in this county at our welI-known.
popular low prices.
New purchase children's two
piece suits, S2.25 upwards.
IS doz. Mems Medicated Scarlet
Shirts, with Drawers to match. The
best by far that we have ever offered
for the money.
Fifteen doz. new purchase Mems
Knit Jackets, from the lowest at 90
cents to the finest seamless all wool
at $3.50. No stock in these parts
to equal If IN variety.
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The Agricultural Department reports
that the corr crop this year promises an
aggregate yield of 1000, 600, 900 bushels,
which is equivalent to about 80 bushels per
capita. Mr.. Dodge says of this years
crop: ''In view of the impairment of
quality, from the large proportion of in
jured and unmatured ears, it must yield in
intrinsic value to the crop of three years
ago, while the bushels per capita will also
be less. 1t is not probable, therefore, in
the present state of scarcity due to the
short crop of last year, with a crop not ex-
cessively large and Of low quality, that
prices will decline very rapidly or fall very
low"
1t is claimed that at least two of the
Democratic members-elect of the new
House of Assembly are opposed to the re-
peal of the Local Option High License law.
1t is said that l.. II. Trimmer, of Hunter
don county, who was a member of the last
House, is one of these. and that William
s.. Naughright, of Morris county, is the
other.
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Independent Order Of Good TGmplarS.
With District of New Jersey,
Comprising the Counties of Salem and Gloucester
Faith, Hope and Charity.
OuR PLEDGE.

No member shall make, buy, sell, use, fur
nish, or cause to be furnished to others as a
beverage, any spirituous or malt liquors, wine
or cider; and every member shall d~iscounte-
nance the manufacture, sale and use thereof
in all nrOnar VANS
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-11-30

The Presidential Electors will meet on
the second Tuesday In January in the yari-
Gus States to cast their ballots for Presi-
dent and Vice-President. The order of
business is first the presentation of the
certificates of election from the Board of
Canvassers, which must be found correct
and satisfactory. Then the usual formula
is put to them as to their qualification for
holding any Office under the United States
Government, and, should they reply in the
negative, the oath is duly administered by
the Secretary of State. The college is then
organized by the election of a President
and Secretary, and then the Electors cast
their votes for President and Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States. The vote is
duly read, certified and sealed, and three
copies are prepared, one to be taken to
Washington by a special messenger and
one sent by mail. The Secretary of State
also receives one to be placed in the arch
ives of the Commonwealth. The College
then proceeds with the election of a mes
senger to carry the vote to Washington,
whose compensation is solely by mileage.
at the rate of % cents per mile.