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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-11-23

At our 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 to-
therefore we can 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 sec us.
Seventy-hve pieces Of Floor Oil
Cloths, from 1 to ~ yards wide,
bou hit 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,
SI.5S per pair. They weigh Obs
and are we'll secured. Made for the
government service and cost s2.Io
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ono OF Mamy res,imoa,daIs.

Ettars ?. o., York Co. Ia, SEPT. 3, IS.
Enclosed fnd$2. 80 for which please send me
six () boxes of Nour Lozenges, and ! do say
they are the best in the world: They have
done me more good than any medicine | ever
used, aud shall recon mend them to all | can.
Yours truly ELMER Il. BRuNNEH.
This article has no equal for dyspepsia
in any form. You ean eat whatever you
wish and at the same time be cured. Price
SOC a box. Fopsale by f. B. Humphreys
& Co., or by mail. Good men wanted to
canvass every home in every county.
J. f. TRUITT, Manufacturer, Bridgeport,
N. J. sept29-1y
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-11-23

New Store under The Opera House

Atour new store under the Opera
House we have this week opened
$4,000 worth of suits and overcoats.
You can get yourboys a good warm
overcoat for $3.50. Mems Raritan
Chinchilla Beaver o%vercoats, warm
but not burthensome, $500. Black
Corkscrew o~vercoats, 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 were 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 man 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 ChiIdren'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-welt, extern
sion sole, common-sense heel, but
ton boots for Ladies at S.. It's the
n~eatest made, neatest 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 well-known,
popular low prices.
New purchase children's two
piece suits, S2.25 upwards.
Is doz. Mems Mcdicated Scarlet
Shirts, with Drawers to match. The
best by far that we have ever offered
for the money.
Fifteen doz. 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 it in variety.
F. b. HUMPHREYS,
NNooIn+oyu, MT
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-11-23

The vote for the Prohibitionist candidate
for President has been unexpectedly large
in some of the States, and the little party
is in a mild state of intoxication over it's
growth. Gen. Fisk's staid demeanor dur
ing his canvass must be put to his credit.
His course has been becoming throughout.
The Prohibitionists had many candidates
for Office this year, and all of them were
men of marked respectability.-N. Y. Sun.
The annual session of the Grand En-
campment of New Jersey, Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows, was held at Trenton
on Tuesday. The present membership is
2876. The receipts from subordinate en-
campments amounted to $17,113 40, and
the disbursements for relief, 5000. 40. The
following officers were elected: Grand Pat
riarch, Levi Holcombe, Ringoes; Grand
High Priest, Amos b. Pierce, Newark;
Grand Senior Warren, A. j.. Doan, Jersey
City; Grand Scribe, Lewis Parker, Trenton;
Grand Treasurer, VIM. II. Courier, James,
burg; Grand Representatives, Samuel N.
Rockhill. Bordentown; and j. Barton
Smith, Newark; Grand Junior Warden,
James e. Robbins, Hamilton Square;
Grand Sentinel, VIM. II. Biddle, Atlantic
City; Grand Outside Sentinel, NIB. Wyker,
Quakertown; Grand Marshal, Evan Dal-
rymple, Clinton.
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The result of the election will send a
quarter of a million souls to a drunkard's
he'll. 1t will cause a money loss to the
nation of seven thousand million dollars,
it will send many a broken-hearted wife
and mother to the grave, it will starve the
life out of tens of thousands Of helpless,
innocent children. A great victory!
Thank the Lord we had nc part in that
victory.
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We have a vague recollection taat W

We have a vague recollection tAat we
have a wager up with the ". }. Press
concerning the size of the Prohibition vote
in New Jersey, which wager involves a big
apple, or a basket of big apples, and it is
somewhat forcibly borne in upon our mind
that we are the loser on the wager afore.
said. If Bro. Chew will give us particu-
lars and furnish shipping directions we
will attend to the matter.
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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 Il
beverage, any spirituous or malt liquors, wine
or cider; and every member shall discountc-
nance the manufacture, sale and use thereof
in all proper ways
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-11-23

Some one suggests that the Prohibition
party cannot win under its present name,
because it is SO unpopular. We haven't
seen evidences of its uupopularity. A few
loud takers say a great deal about its I'M
popularity, bnt We notice that nothing
draws a crowd like a Prohibition meeting.
The common people receive the Prohibition
party gladly and are ready to vote its
ticket as soon as they break the shackles
of the old parties with which they are nov
unwillingly bound.-Vew Ere.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-11-23

When high-minded mothers and pure
young ladies attend caucuses and go to
the polls, those shambles, where the finer
moralities are now brought to such vile
slaughter that many gentlemen stay away
from them in utter loathing, will be trans
figured and find their proper uses in help
ing on the evolution of a diviner civiliza-
ton that the world ever knew before.
Woman brings betterment and purifica-
ton with every touch of her true and
slender fingers and to bar u her exalt-
ing influence from the larger home and
family of the nation, is to dwarf its life of
symmetry.-Farmer's Voice.
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Adopted by the Right Worthy Grand Lodge
in 1859:
/. Total abstinence from all intoxicating
liquors rs IL beverage.
.. No License in any form or under any cir
cumstances, for the sale ofliquors to be used
as n beverage.
3. The ABSOLUTE PROHIBITION ofthe manufac
ture, importation and sale of Intoxicating
liquors for such purposes-prohibition by the
viii of the people, expressed in due form of
law, with the penalties deserved for a crime of
such enornlity.
4. The creation of a healthy public opinion
upon the subject, by the active dissemination
OF truth in all the modes known to i'm cnlight-
ened philanthropy.
8. The election good, honest men to ad-
minister the law.
8. Persistence in efforts to save individuals
and communities from so direful Il sconrge
against any forms of opposition and difficulty
until our success is complete and universal.
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orr1crns W. c. 7. u. woopsrc

President, Mrs. ANNE F. SouDER.
Cor. Secretary, MRS. j. w. HUMPHREYS.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. IL. a. CAWLEY.
Treasurer, MRS. DAN WARE,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ". c. 7. u,
OF WOODSTOWN, N,
OFFICERS OF THE SALEM COUNTY WOMAN CHRIST
IAN TEMPERANCE UNION:

Pres, Mrs. REBECCA p. patterson, Salem.
Cor. Sec, Mrs. IL. A. CAwLEY, Woodstown.
Rec. See, Mrs. O. j. CROFT, PennsgroVe.
Treas, Mrs. MAGGIE CRIsPIN, SharptoWh.
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Asst See'y, Theo. Brown, Bridgeport.
Treasurer, VIM. II. ID. Geiger, Mullica Hill.
Chaplain, Mrs. Emily w. Helms, bridgeport.
Marshal, Frank krouse, Bridgeport.
Dep. Marshal, Lizzie Pedrick, Bridgeport.
Guard, Lille Borton, Harrisonville.
Sentinel. sanuel q. Borton, UarrisonVille.
Past Templar, e. 5. Fogg, Woodstown.
Next session of District Lodge will be held
ut Pedricktown, on Nov. 10th, 1883.
LODGE DIRECTORY, WITH NAMES OF LODGE DEPU-
TIES AND NIGHT OF MEETING.
District Deputy, y. s. Fogg, Woodstown.
6S. Nazarene, Rev. w. N. Ogborn, Bridge
port, Friday.
IL Harrisonvillc, j. w. F. Wilkinson, Har-
risonvilie,~ Saturday.
100. sincerity, III. E. e. DcGroft, Mullica
Hill, Monday.
nesday.
los. Woodstown, Joseph s. Broadway, Woods
town, Tuesday.
I27. Good Intent, @. c. Barber, Pedricktown,
Monday.
u. Eureka, {. W. Taylor, Newhcld, Mon
day.
Lodge Deputies and others are respectfully
requested to notify us of any inaccuIacy in
the foregoing directory
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OFFICERS Y. W. c. 4. u, wooDsTowN:
President Miss JOSEPHINE MAcALTIoNER
Cor. Secretary, Miss Lulu WRIGHT.
Rec. Secretary, Miss MARY ANNA COLES.
Treasurer Mrs. W. HAIRY SMITH.
Time of meeting w. C. II. L. Thursday after
noon mt 3 o'clock.
Time of meeting Y. W. G. Il. U. Monday
evening ut 7.30 o'clock.
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MANTEN At once. Local and travelling
w FAIs ! "a . agents for our goods. Liberal
commissions, or salary and expenses, to COM
petent nd reliable men. For terms and full
particulars, address j. F.. LECLARE, Nursery
man, Brighton, n. Y,
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Chief Templar, Samuel IL. Gill, Bridgeport.
Counsellor, NJ. A.. Reece, Mullica Hill.
Vice Templar, Lizzie Taylor, Woodstown.
Supt. JuvcnileT Temples, Maysparks, Bridge
Secretary, Lizzie horton, narrisonynle.
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You can get a 3 ID. box of best Satin
Gloss starch for 10 cts, or 6 Id. box for
IS cts. at Humphreys store.
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LODGE DIRECTORY, WITH NAMES OF LODGE DEF
TIEs AND NIGHT OF MEETING.

Next session of District Lodge will be held
ut pedricktown, on Nov. 10th, 1883.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-12-13
Tempering Steel by Electricity.

Electricity has been successfully APP
piled for tempering watch-springs and
other forms of spring steel, whether in
the form of ribbon or wire. The steel
is wound on spool, whence it passes
down through bath of oil. An cleo
trio current is sent through the wire, of
such strength as to keep it at the proper
redness to answer the desired require
ments of temper. As the heating is not
done in contact with the air, but is en-
tirely beneath the surface of the oil.
there is no trouble from blistering. as
in the ordinary methods. The final
temper is drawn in the same manner.
and the wire or ribbon is finished by
means of rolls. The process is also APP
piled to a number Of springs besides
these for watches, including piano
wires. In all cases the process can be
controlled to nicely. both as to the
exact temper and its uniformity through
the wire.-Sciencs.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-12-13
GIFTS FOR EDUCATION.
What Rich Men Have Done for the Cause
Of Higher Culture,

1t may interest some to know what d
few rich men have done for the cause
OF education. Senator Leland Stanford
has given d vast estate, amounting TO
$50, 600, 900, 10 found university in
California in memory of his deceased
son. Johns Hopkins gave So, l4S,0 900
to the university which bears his name.
His gifts for benevolent purposes
amounted to $5,OOO,O00 Asa Packer
gave $4,000, 1000 to Lehigh University.
Cornelius Vanderbilt gave 81 900, 200 TO
the Vanderbilt University, TO which,
William II. Vanderbilt afterwards
added 100000. Stephen Girard gavo
sS,000,000 to Girard College. John c.
Green and his residuary legatees gavo
81, 500, 900 to the Princeton College.
Ezra Cornell gave $1,000, 900 to the
Cornell University. Isaac Rich be-
qucathcd the greater part of his estate,
which was appraised at 81, 700, 900, TO
Boston University. On account of tho
great fire and shrinkage in value, and
other unfortunate circumstances, tho
university will realize less than $780,
600 from this magnificent bequcst.
Amasa Stone gave 5000, 600 to Adelbcrt
College by direct gift and by bequest.
w. w. Corcoran gave $4,000 to,
Columbian University in money and
land. Benjamin Busy gave real estate
worth $500, 600 to Harvard University.
Samuel Williston, VIM. j. Walker and
Samuel A. Hitchcock gave between
500, 900 and 100000 each to Amherst
College. Whitmer Phoenix gave the
bulk of his property, amounting to
about S640, 900, to Columbia College.
j. B. Trevor gave $4,000 to Roches-
ter Theological Seminary. Matthew
Vassar gave 100000 to Vassar Col
lcge. Gardner Colby gave $4,000 to
Colby University and 100000 to New
ton Theological Seminary. j. b. Col
gate gave $500, 900 to Madison Univer-
sity. George |. Scney gave $3.50, 900 to
Wesleyan University. The Crozier
family gave 100000 to Crozier Theo-
logical Seminary. A Mr.. Clark recently
gave 100000 for the founding of a
university in Massachusetts, to bear his
name. Henry Winkley, of Philadelphia,
has just bequeathod $1,000 to several
institutions, Williams getting $4,000,
Amherst $4,000, Dartmouth $40, 000
and Bowdoin $40, 900. 1t would be easy
to add TO this list. There are hundreds
of men and women whose splendid gifts
entitle them to be held in everlasting
remembrance. Such gifts are so COM
mon now that they are expected. But
if one leave out half dozen gifts Of
importance by Detroit men, nothing
has been done for Michigan University,
Detroit Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-12-13
OLD KAISER WILHELM.
He Was Taught Economy by His Mother
and Always Practiced 1t.

He Was Taught Economy by His Mother
and Always Practiced 1t.
1.-THE Cosmopolitans Memoirs"
new book just out in London, concludes
an interesting series of anecdotes with
the following one of the best he has to
tell, and makes up for much in the
book which is lacking alike in truth,
tact and taste, while it gives charm
ing picture of the old Emperor, whose
great love for his mother remained ever
fresh to the end OF his long life; ''Is
there not something inexpressibly
touching in the following trait, almost
pathetic in its homaly Simplicity The
Emperor, who would allow only wax
candles in the White Hall, because they
set off the beauty and dresses of women
better than gas, burned oil lamps in his
own apartments. He had been staying
on visit with his Marshal of the Court.
Count acknowledgements, and on
his return to Berlin observed to his
Aide-de- Camp a la suite, Count Lehn-
dorff, that certainly none of his lamps
gave half as good light as other
peoples. He was told the reason of it;
other people burned mineral oil and
he had always refused to do so. Con-
WINGED at last, the Emperor allowed all
his lamps to be fitted with new burners,
and when the system of kerosene was
inaugurated one winter day before din
ner he expressed himself vastly pleased
with the experiment. But his joy was
short lived, for on returning to his
usual sitting room after the meal he
found it filled with thick, pestilential
smoke. Summoning his faithful old
valet, Engle, he demanded what it
meant The aide-de-camps knew per-
fectly, but feigned ignorance. ''Your
Majesty said the old man, ''always
turns down the lamp when he leaves
the room, and these new-fangled things
won't be turned low without smoking"
.'Well, Them said the Emperor, let the
old burners be put back again. When
we were very poor" he added, turning
to his generals, land was only little
boy, my mother invariably lowered our
lamp when it was not wanted. have
always done so in remembrance OF
her, and | never mean to do any thing
else"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-12-13
WAS OF SOME USE
How Traveller Managed to Benefit
Southern Community.

How q Traveller Managed to Benefit
Southern Community.
An old fellow, in Mississippi town,
stood with his arms resting on rail
fence, when man drove up in a buggy,
and asked:
What is the population of your
town.
'Niggers. '
Eyes, but how lnanyP"
''The Lawd only knows"
"How many do you suppose?"
Don't suppose"
"But can't you give me some ideae
lam out getting statistics of the agri-
cultural districts"
Would give you an idea, but amt
got none. :"
"You seem to be in trouble"
"Am.r
whats the matter?"
"Wife left me this mornin'."
THAT is bad, must say. Why did
she leave you?"
20, on account O a little fool thing.
Couldn't ergree erbout the Scriptur'.
She lowed that Cain was older than
Abel an / lowed they was twins"
"She was right"
"You don't say So"
"Yes, and can prove it by the Bible"
"You amt foolin' me, now, air
you?"
mo, it's a fact"
"Wall, now here, l don't want to be
pig-headed. Jim, no, Jim calling his
son, hitch up sic Roam an go over to
Posey's after 70 mother. Tell her
that yo' pap lows that she is right
An say, Jim, tell her not to furgit that
bottle O. ticker that she tuck away with
her. Stranger, am powerful glad to
see that you have been o some use ter
the curmunity. "-ArkdnsdU Trdreter.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-12-13
VILLAGES OF RUSSIA.
The Deplorable Condition of Sixty Mi
lions of Ignorant Peasants.

The Deplorable Condition OF sixty Mil
lions of Ignorant Peasants.
The idea of 60,OO0,O0O of people be-
ing constantly upon the verge of starva-
ton is a startling one, yet there does
not seem to be any reason to doubt the
truth of the authors statement. The
peasants are frightfully ignorant, and
their Mrs make them, to certain ex-
tent selfish. These Mrs are village
governments, each one Independent of
the other, and each Peasant, while
bound for life to his mir, has no ties
connecting him with any other village.
Nor have the mfrs any connecting links.
To all intents and purposes the Mrs in
Russia are Independent States, with
nothing in common but the Government
tax gatherer. 1t is this fact that has
been the safety of the Russian autoc-
racy, for were a concerted movement
to come the General Government OF the
country would go down before it as
would a pile of sand before breaking
dam. In fact, the authority OF the
Car to-day rests upon two things-the
ignorance of the peasantry and their
lack of organization.
1t is question, however, of great
interest how long this state of things
will last. If, as Stepniak says, the
majority of these peasants are in want
all the time, if they absolutely have
not enough to eat for the larger part of
the year, time will come when they
will move. They may be ignorant, but
no man is so ignorant that he can not
tell the difference between hunger and
repletion. When the misery becomes
widespread enough, when the tooth of
starvation presses down hard enough.
something will happen. The history
of the world has shown often that
under certain conditions in society
spark is only needed to set fire to the
train. 1t might begin in Russia with
knocking down tax gatherer. And
when it does begin the result will be
fearful. The atrocities of the French
revolution would cease to be talked OF,
for those in Russia will cast them into
the shade. As the Russian Cars and
nobility have sown so shall they reap.
OF course there will be great wrongs
done; of course the persons who have
brought it about will escape. for in the
vengeance Of races the innocent suffer
for the guilty. The sins Of the fathers
will be visited rpon the children. And
who shall say. when those sins are con-
sidered. that this viii be uniust.-Car-
rent LiteratHre.