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The Monitor., 1888-04-27
w. CT. u. DEPARTMENT.

amendment through two legislatures and
submitting it to ''the people," these words
meaning of course to the qualified voters;
the qualified voters were women and men.
No such amendment was ever submitted to
the qualified voters of 1907, the women and
mitted to the constitutional voters, that is
the women and men, therefore the arbitra-
nv action of the legislature os 1907 has new
er been constitutionally ratified, and the
state without the consent of majority OF
the qualified voters.'' the women and men.
1t is an axiom of judicial decision that
no class of people can be enfranchised or
disfranchsed without constitutional ac-
ton. No such action has ever been taken
with regard to the women of New Jersey,
therefore by every rule of good govern
ment and common sense they are legally
voters to-day.
Will you now, therefore, sisters of New
Jersey, avail yourselves of the opportunity
to vindicate your love of freedom, and ask
that your votes be accepted at the general
election?
The cause of morality requires your pres
ence at the polls, the cause of temperance
needs your voice in the choice of public Of
fici;lls, the cause Of home demands that the
mothers have some political control. In
the name then of your sacred duties as
women and as citizens insist upon yonr
rights as legal voters.
LILLE DEvEREUX BLAKE,
14o East F0rfU-f0HrfH 81 ~ " CitU
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0lamamaker's

Black Sebastopol. Very like
the old-time cut Cashmere. Close,
cord-like surface. Not a draggy
sort among them at Csc; the new
price is soc just the same. .
Black Serge, stripes and
checks. A choice lot, right IN
the thread, right in the weave;
l1andsomepatterns. Down from
S5c to rs.
Black Armures, with Mo
hair checks and figures. Neat
and stylish. A soft, beautiful
material that has been in high
favor. 75c, from 81.
Black Foule Serge. Softly
fuzzy surface. but with body for
business. Csc, from IS.
Black Camel's-hair Serge.
Good weight, good wool. Mod
est sprinkling of the hanging
hair. 75c, from 81
Black satin Merveilleux. OF
toman order, but satin finish. 40
inches. Down from 75c to 60
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149 East EortyJourM ST., NJ 7. CITY
orrNroNs1N SUPPORT OF THESE VIEWS.

Wm. M. Baird, M. D., lately speaker of
the assembly in New Jersey, writes F:
"There seems good reason to think that
women have the constitutional right to
vote in this state, and that if the question
was tested, the Supreme Court would be
forced so to decide. VIM. NJ BAIRD.
Washington, ". j. Apr1, 9th, 1887.
The Monitor., 1888-04-27

A glance at a few Black goods
at one corner of them. The
down prices are not because OF
bad quality or poor colors. Ev-
cry piece is bright, fresh, new,
clean.
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Don't give the saloon any rest; it has
robbed thousands Of loving wives and ten
der hearted mothers OF rest and drove
slnmber from their weary eyes, and it is
now beginning to reap its just reward
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When yon think Of the number of per-
sons who live on the vices of their fellow
beings-gamblers drunkards-makers har.
lots and so ont will be plain that a
smooth speaking pulpit and rose water
view of the Divine government do not suit
these times. .--Nashoiiie Christian Adpocdte.
The Monitor., 1888-04-27

OFFICERS W. c. r. u, woopsTowN:
President, MRs. ANNIE +. SouDER.
Cor. Secretary. Mrs. j. w /. HUMPHREYS.
Recording Secretary, MRS. AMY DAVIS.
Treasurer, Mrs. RurH STew.
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ELEGANT PORTRAITS.

SMALL photographs copied and enlarged 10
any size, style or grade desired In Cmyon
India Ink or Water Colors. Cheaper grade
est Satisfaction guaranteed. For full par
ticulars, address ". II. COMPTON. Woods
town, n. j.
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Our little ten line paragraph about the
s'barn-burner.s advocate" aud its friends
last week must have struck home, if we
may Judge from the half-column of matter
which adorns it's columns this week. We
have our opinion as to who the guilty per-
sons are and do not care to enter into any
further discussion of the subject, as the
matter has been placed in the hands of the
proper authorities and the truth will no
doubt be brought out in open court, before
a jury of citizens, and not sammarily dis
posed of by an irresponsible inkslinger,
who allows personal malice and envy to
blind his eyes to the truth and corrode his
already too-feeble pen. They who have
nothing to lose, and those whose property
is insured for twenty five per cent more
than its value, may we'll laugh at or even
approve the devilish work of the midnight
band Of incendiaries, but for ourselves and
friends, we have too much at stake to al
low such lawlessness to run riot in our
beautiful town without doing everything
in our power to bring the heavy hand of
justice to bear upon the rum-soaked and
crime-hardened heads of the guilty ones.
let them be who they may.
The Monitor., 1888-04-27

No other South Jersey industry shows
SO great progress or gives evidence of
larger returns for The capital invested than
thas Of canuins fruits and vegetables. The
number of canning establishments will be
considerably increased this year, and those
which have been a long time in operation
are being enlarged and provided with inn
proved machinery to increase their pro-
duct Just how far this is going to be
carried it is difficult to tell, but the energy
displayed leaves little doubt that those
who have pursued the industry, as we'll as
those about embarking, are full of hope
and confident of the happiest results To
supply the demand from the Gamers for
their products farmers arc planting those
fields formerly devoted to grain and grass
with tomatoes, beans. peas, and other
vegetables. They have also combined to
keep up prices in some sections with every
probability of coming off victorious. We
have no means of knowing how much cap
tal has been invested in the numerous
canning factories all over South Jersey,
but it must approximate half a million of
dollars. If they keep on increasing they
will exceed both the glass and iron estab-
lishments in the value of their products. -
w. j. Press.
The Monitor., 1888-04-27

Fine Serge Robes, with garni-
ture of silk braid in novel de-
signs. In tan and ecru shades.
$S. Just half the original price
Albatross Robes in plalds,
light blues, salmons, nile, tans,
golden brown, gobelin blue. Va
lious styes of embroidery, 81
much less than the plain mate
rial is worth.
IoHN WANAMAKER.
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PAPER HANGING !!
ID. r. CRUISE,
aprls At WOODSTOWN.

At no store south of Camden can be
found larger or better stock Of staple
goods and general merchandise than we
show. Il. B. Humphreys Il Co.
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DOULTRY, Squads and Eggs bought every
L day in the week during business hours
WILBERT RICiIMAN Agt, Hunts building,
Woodstown, n. j.
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LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

Advertisements inserted under this head
wi be charge at the rate of cts Il line fol
first insertion, and cts per line for each sub
sequent insertion
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DOULTRY, Squads and Eggs bought every
1 day in the week during business hours.
WILBERT RICIlMAN Agt, Hunts building,
Woodstown, Nj.
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Woodstown. N. !.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07

f)ne Of the features of the government
Of Great Britain is the postal savings
bank system. 1t Is very popular and Is
largely patronized by the public. Its use
fulness is beyond all question. United
States Consul Walling, at Liverpool. has
been investigating this subject and has
given some very interesting facts about
its workings In report to the secretary
q state. The beginning of the govern
mefit postal savings banks was In 1861
under bill prepared and presented by
Mr.. Gladstone. It was entitled IAN act
aifording additional facilities for deposit
ing small savings at interest with tho
security of the government for the due
repayment thereof" On the day Of tho
opening of the first banks under this act
43j deposits were received One year
afterward the number had increased SO
greatly that there were 1855 offices open
for the accommodation of the public. In
1886 the depositors had increased in num-
Der to 3,731 ,421, and the amount of money
on deposit was e50,S74 1888. This in
American money would be $3.50, 1000 900.
Deposits of one shilling or any number Of
shillings are received up to $3.50 or $50.
The interest paid is ~ per cent. year
on every full pound. Should the sum
on deposit reach R200 the interest there
reduced. The government has made pro-
vision for the investment Of larger sums
in its securities. The banks will receive
deposits from parents or other relatives
on behalf of minor children. Married
women can also make deposits which are
beyond the control of the husbands.
Another feature OF the British system
is that the government guarantees the
repayment Of all moneys on deposit with
interest, and also any life insurances or
annuities granted under the act creating
these banks. The results of the measure
of Mr.. Gladstone have been such as to
recommend 1t to the good will Of the
people of Great Britain. That they do
appreciate it is shown by their liberal
patronage. The cost of maintaining it is
very little, being about fve-eighths of
per cent. The guarantee of the govern
ment makes the system absolutely safe.
1t is in every respect a well regulated
financial institution. Great Britain is not
the only nation which has these postal
savings banks. They are feature of
the American and Australian British
colonies. They have been engrafted
upon the political system of France Ger
many, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Holland
aud Japan.-Detroit Free Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07
The Causes of Poor Hair.

The first and great reason is that
women do not keep their heads clean.
Oftener they are too busy with house
keeping and children to give the hair the
weekly shampooing and nightly brushing
it needs. Still oftener they are too negli-
gent or do not know that on strict clean
iness Of the scalp depends their chances
Of having good hair at 35. Housework
should be done with muslin cap or towel
folded to cover the hair to the roots.
House dust, which is mainly dead animal
matter thrown off by clothing and beds,
is deadly to lungs and hair. Housemaid's 8
consumption Is generally due to breathing
the dust and fue Of ill-kept chambers,
and the layer which collects at the roots
of the hair kills 1t and causes the most
of the falling out of which matrons com
plain before 40.
When women comprehend the baleful
influence of dust on the health, hair and
complexion, they will Danish carpets, up
holstering and unwashing draperies, at
once and forever, as the great receptacles
and absorbents of dust. When curtains
and carpets or large mats are used the air
constantly receives floating dust at each
movement; not much, it Is true, in care
fully kept houses, but quite enough as 1t
gathers on the scalp, week after week, to
form with its natural oil and sweat a thin
malignant crust In which the root of the
hair slowly decays and drops. AS the
most of women wash their heads not
oftener than once in six weeks, the effect
is best left indefinite. Scalp irritations
are not unknown, causing months and
years Of trouble. But oftener the Skin
of the head, clogged and loaded with deat
scales Of matter. loses Its functions ant
the hair drops out,-Shirley Dare.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07

In the majority of families there Is no
such code as who break pays. If It were
universally obeyed there would be less
broken glass and china for the city health
department TO surreptitiously cart away
from our kitchen doors. For, though the
unique article cannot be replaced in kind,
it may have its substitute that will
answer quite as we'll Occasionally an
honest soul takes upon larself to repair
the mischief she has committed, without
making confession, as happened not long
since In one of the most artfully decorated
interiors in a fashionable locality. The
little maid who has charge of these valu-
ables is quaint foreigner, and as original
us she is reliable and honest. It was her
bad luck to break certain piece of hand
painted china which bore the auto
graph of the giver and artist. Know
ing the great store set upon this
fragile souvenir, the poor little
maid was in despair, and her courage
failed her. She could not confess what
havoc her duster had made among the
brio a. brac. That was beyond her
strength; but she could go down town
and match 1t at no matter what cost to
her meager purse. But alas, the work of
the poet artist could not be duplicated, as
she soon discovered.
What, then, was to be done? Visions
of prison, of the scaffold even, rose be-
fore her, until it was suggested at one of
the shops that she have another piece
made like 1t. Exactly? Well, then, why
not and, armed with the address Of q
sldllful decorator, away she flew to know
If this lovely china painting, autograph
and all, could be reproduced. The result
of her inquiry stands at this moment on
the Louis XIV cabinet in milady's parlor,
and no one, not even the original artist,
will ever be the wiserl Besides, the out
lay for the replica was only $3.50. All
yesl honesty Is the best policy.-Bostor
Herald
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07

There is another scheme which has
become popular within few years." said
one of these merchants. You have
probably noticed that the majority Of
young clerks and counter jumpers are
very well dressed. Their clothes are of
good material, are cut In the latest style,
and they generally have several suits.
Now, the majority Of these young men
get from So to S12 week, and have to
pay their board. How do they buy so
many clothes? I'll tell you. They find a
convenient and accommodating tailor, who
is willing to trust them. They select
their goods and purchase their clothes, Of
course, at higher price than they could
get them for elsewhere. They pay So
down, and agree to pay So a week until
they are fully paid for. The consequence
Is, they are always well dressed. but they
are always in debt to their tailor. It's
better for them though, for they would
only spend their money foolishly and
never have decent suit to wear If they
had TO pay cash for their spring or fall
suit before they enjoyed tho privilege of
wearing. The tailor makes about 85 per
cent. profit, but the boys are contented,
and very seldom fail to pay all they agree
to do. o."-Chicago Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07
Fashions in Handwriting.

There are fashions in everything nova
days. The latest is In handwriting. At
least, / see that an instructor in that art
advertises at a stylish stationer's that he
will impart to our aristocracy, and / pre-
sumo any one else who can pay for in
struction, the latest styles of fashionable
caligraphy. 1t used to be charged against
the old fashioned writing master that his
method Of instruction deprived the pupil
of all individuality in the use of the pen.
The writing master taught writing after
the fashion Of a copperplate. The newer
style insists on an equal suppression Of
of elegance. The thing in handwriting
now Is apparently to make 1t as illegible
as possible, The extent to which the
people succeed Is certainly credit to the
master.-John Preston Beecher in New
York News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07
BLOOMSBURY, PA FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 7, 1888.

from Paris In big carriage; that they
had encountered bears In the Pyrenees,
and also the Spanish queen. who was
making her escape; and furthermore, that
they had been greatly frightened In an
inn, where the innkeeper was killing
hogs, because she and her mamma had
believed that they were assassinating
men; that now they were living up stairs
In beautiful rooms, with silk draperfes,
gilt everywhere, but very villalnous pic
lures; that among the things there that
she liked was large mirror In which she
could see herself all over, and also some
playthings which were doubtless aban-
doned by the royal children in their flight.
Captain" said Murat, charmed with
this delightful chatter, 'it only remains
for you TO present me to Nine. Dupin. |
have already met her in France in society.
/ have retained the best memories of her
beauty and grace. When man has such
family he is not allowed to conceal 1t.
AS to this little one" he added, caressing
Aurora's check, "she is full of wit, she
tells story with imagination and an ex-
traordinary charm. l shall miss my little
orderly, who showed such clustering
desire to follow Prince Fanfarinet, but /
shall not be greatly surprised If France
finds In his place second Nine de Stael "
Aurora Dupin, become Nine. Dudevant,
was destined to be still greater than De
Stael, for it was she whom the world
knows as George Sand.--Translated from
the French for Boston Transcript.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07
Cause of Premature Ace.

81 have 500 gray hairs in my head and
I'm only 49," said friend to me, and
coming down in a street car anothss
friend took up the same theme and asked
why is 1t we get old SO quick IN this
countryH" / could not say, not being old
1--WE live In such hurry" he said.
answering his own question. "All wa
think of Is getting money in this country
In the old country they think of spending
1t. l mean that we are reckless OF ho4
the money goes after we get it, and so
we are extravagant and need more money
and strive harder to get 1t, and get old
young believe thero are more lunatics
In this state of New York with its five
and half millions than in all France
with Its thirty-seven millions. In France
q man regulates his spending. He has so
much income, He makes II go as far as
1t will, and lives In u regular and method,
ical fashion on that basis. He doesn't
grieve for more because he can get com
fort out of what he has But here VIC
arc SO anxious to make that we neither
spend with economy nor get comfort out
OF what we spend. We waste oul
strength to get II, and then waste what
we gain, for we don't get the good of It, :
buffalo News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07
Rats on Board Shin,

1--WE can always tell" said West
India captain, speaking of the plague of
rats In port now, when we have few
or many of the pests on board. The rats
do not, as one would suppose, remain on
the ship, but they got off at various ports,
and, after remaining awhile, ship on some
other vessel for another voyage. The
water rats, or wharf rats, are great trav-
elers, and make frequent voyages around
the world. There are here now rats from
almost every part of the globe. Why, l
saw four colossal Jamaica rats, with their
white bellies, skipping about in the
moonlight the other night, and yesterday
killed two Indian male rats ON my ves-
sci.
Rats are great climbers when they
find 1t necessary to do 50. Upon one of
my voyages not long ago we had long
spell of warm weather and there was no
water in the hold which the small army
of rats on board could get at. One night
we put some water up at the cross trees
and waited for the result. Well, the rats
just swarmed up the ratings and went
for that water. We killed as many OF
them as we could as they came down
and some Of them jumped overheard and
were drowned. But we could not kill
them all, and q few made tho entire
voyage with us. s."-Philadelphia Record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07

lecture was recently delivered at
Madras, India, on that interesting and
familiar pest, the musquito The lect-
urer, Mr.. H. Sullivan Thomas, asserts
that it is only the female musquito that
does the biting. He considers the mus
quito most useful pest, seven -eighths
of its existence being devoted to the
service of men and only one-eighth to
their annoyance. 1t exists in the larval
state twenty-one days, and during that
period engages in sanit2y work with
ardor and thoroughness. Wherever there
Is dirty water, wherever there Is filthy
drain, there the musquito laryD are to
be found in hundreds, voraeiously de
vouring the contaminating matter.-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Chinese history is compiled by per-
manent commission of accomplished
literary men, who are always at work
upon it. In 1887 an imperial edict stated
that history ought not TO be written for
the emperor's use only, and remain shut
up in golden caskets and marble cham
bers; it ought to be made accessible to all
| officials, that they may know the mind of
| the emperors and the laws of the land.
| From the Chinese standpoint, history is
| divided into two parts-one an exact mar
rative of events, the other record of
| what the emperor has said and done.
| This division originates two sets Of pub
lications; one in which the officers speak,
the other in which the emperor is the
| spokesman. In the first, the Industry of
| the bureau of history is run in the collec-
ton of facts, but there is always a dan
ger that the recorder may be under a
strong court influence. Historical can
dor can scarcely find place In reference
to nations or persons who have been in
conflict with the court. With this ex-
ception, the array of facts thus recorded
is most valuable.
The edicts published in the second series
express the mind of the emperor, He
Is always a man who has the advantage
of good training, and If his style is toler
able and he happens 60 be fond Of writing
his edicts himself, they will all be trans
mitted to future times in full. III,
scribes, who stand writing when h'
speaks, translate his spoken words int
official phrases, and his opinions and dc
cisions will then pass into official history
written partly by himself and partly b.
the scribes Of the cabinet BESIDES thes
there are various series Of historiea
works-the first having been prepared +
the Eleventh contury--to popularize tn
subject and place tho chief facts of tn
Chinese annals within the reach Of com
mon readers, who have not the oppoi
tunity TO study them in full. The last o
these has Just been published. It deal
with the reign Of hienlung, from 1886 I
TO 1895, and Is IN sixty volumes Even
important public matter Is recorded and.
the day ON which IL occurred. Tho en-
peror has, as usual, the lions share of Il
talking, and there Is room for him 70 sa
good deal in 100 chapters. - Mort
j China Herald
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07
The Whole World Kin.

If Mr., Henry Kendall, the author Of
1.-THE Kinship Of Men," is to be believed.
there is no need of the "one touch Of
nature" to make the whole world kin. "
He traces our relationship to one another,
not to common stock, but In each case
from an actually living individual back
wards. Some of the results are most
startling; as, for instance, the calculation
that the normal Increase of ancestry up
to the thirty second generation shows that
each living man has 4,Ss4. .Oo7 t. ,Sso ances, sn
kinship of the worldH = New Orleans
picavlina
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07
ADVANCE Of Civilization.

Don Alphonso, brother of Don Carlos
of Spain, travelling as don Juan de
Huelva, Count de Bourbon" is in Turke-
stan and is astonished at the progress
made there along the Transcaspian rail
way. At Merv, which five years ago was
a crowd of felt tents and mud huts, he
found brick houses and macadamized and
paved streets, and at the railway station
at Bokhara was luxuriously fitted up
buffet With a young & and pretty Russian N
fuently as her native language. Twenty
years ago no Christian would have been
safe In Bokhara. York Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-09-07
Not an Agreeable Tonic.

A Chinaman dislikes to Say that lis
friend Is dead, but will tell you that
''his name has been added to the muster
roll of ghosts, " or that "he has become one
of the ancients." HE has returned to the
shades" "he has taken farewell of the
world" che has gone a long journey" "
are expressions all very frequently used
when speaking of the dead. The matter
is not always treated with reverence, how
ever, for they will sometimes say; "lle
has swallowed his breath" or Slipped
his skin" 1.-The mountain has col
lapsed" refers to a dead emperor, and
"the dream Is over" means that prince
is ead.-Boston Budget,