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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-28

Written FOR the MoSIIog.
orhe Salem County W. 4. Il. :

The signs Of the times indicate a grow
ing realization Of tile power Of organiza-
zion. .The minority well organized will
easily overcome the majority divided. =
We stand out to-day pre-emiUently as the
greatest and best organized body OF wom-
en- the sun has ever shone upon-and with
reason. Our PSI. 600 women in the National
W. c. T. L, though representing but a
small portion, comparatively speaking. Of
our national population, yet because united
By the one aim. the one grand, absorbing
work for God and Home and Native
Land into one solid body. have accom-
plished miracles, and by Gods grace viii
accomplish many more if remaining united.
but once permit divisions. diseord and sep
aration step ia and our strength IS gone.
Our seed will be imperfectly sown, and our
harvest, in consequence, will be seanty in
deed.
The virus implanted by few is in
deed working" Letters are being sent
to members in many States which tend to
mislead, which are meant to do SO. False
statements are made through the press.
Ambition, seated upon the so-termed mon
partisan temperance work, is certifying
itself, behind it politicians and saloon in
terests await in breathless anxiety the
longed for result. Division, broadening
and widening in our ". c. T. L., is what
the liquor traffic wants. In the holy name
of temperance and crusade fires move
starts which true temperance women
should do all in their power to check while
in its infancy, namely. the attempt to SOW
discomfort and misunderstanding as to tie
action Of our national officers, especially
of that ''grandest Roman Of them all"
Frances f. Willard.
We have been satisfied with our officers
in the past; let us continue to be 50 in the
future. We are assured that none of the
national funds are used in fttrtderia9 any
p9!itical0rgqHizafjon 5etQteosr. This should
be sufficient. aud no doubt will be when
understood by all. We have enough to
fight from without, let us not help to Gre
ate nor to encourage disturbance from
within, but rally around orr national lead
ers in stronger numbers aud with greater
faith than ever before, and let US make
Salem county the banner county of our
State in this respect, at least. for remem-
Der that "united We stand. divided we
fall"
LAURA NJ. LTPr1NCoTT PANcoAsT,
County Supt Franchise.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-28

Judge Garrison has fixed the salary of
the Jury Commissioners Of Burlington
county at $500 each per annum.
Supreme Court Justice Magic has grant
ed the application for local option cleo
ton in Somerset county, and fixed the date
for May 14th next
The thirty 18TH annual meeting Of the
New Jersey State Teachers Association
opened on Wednesday at Trenton. State
Superintendent Fuller delivered the adj
dress Of welcome, after which the meeting
divided into departments, where various
papers were read The teachers continued
in session yesterday and to-day
The Liquor Dealers Association has pre-
pared bill to be presented to the Jersey
Legislature next month. The bill is a sub
stitute for the High License law. 1t pro.
vides for graded license. In cities of less
than 1000 population the fee is fixed at
800; 10 cities between 3, 900 aud 10, 600 the
fee is $50, and in those exceeding 10, 900
it is $3.50. A clause gives the Board grant
ing licenses power to make the fee between
500 and $3.50. This is supposed to per-
nit the graded system in large cities like
Jersey City and Newark. The bill restores
to liquor dealers the right of trial by jury
aad repeals the act of March, 1888
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-28

The Woodbury. Court House is held up
as a model for Salem county, nov that the
court house question is before the people.
There can be no exaggeration of the beau
ties and conveniences Of Gloucester coun-
tvs temple of justice" but Salem county
people are of a more economical turn Of
mind. We can well spare the ornamental
part If we can have the convenience and
comfort which ought to surround the adj
ministration OF justice. Jurymen and wit
nesses are summoned from all parts of the
county three times yearly to adjust the
difficulties of their neiglib0rs and pass upon
infringements of law. These men do not
come for fun, but in the performance of
public duty. The county owes it to them
that they shall not be tortured in an IL
ventilated structure, or needlessly crowded
or inconvenience for want Of room while
in attendance at court under compulsion.
We believe nine ont Of ten citizens would
rather see a new and convenient, but not
necessarily extravagant, structure take the
place of the old one rather than see money
expended on alterations to the present un-
calmly and ill-contriyed building Pat US
down in favor or new court house.
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Woodstown Lodge, I. o. G. T.. kept
Christmas night in jovial style A Christ
mas box filed with gifts for each member
created great merriment over the outland-
ish character of some of the presents.
Two new members were received. This
Lodge has recently adopted neat badges to
be worn instead of the cumbersome regalia
formerly used.
G. G. T. Humphreys will organize Pauls-
boro Lodge tonight with forty or more
charter members. Delegations from neigh
boring lodges are expected to be present.
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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-
tion and just and equitable returns
for your money. Come and see us.
Seventy-five pieces of Floor Oil
Cloths, from 1 to III 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,
sG.5S per pair. They weigh Obs
and are we'll secured. Made for the
government service and cost s2.Io
to make. They are the biggest
bargain in bed blankets we have
ever had the good fortune to show.
1874 all wool, o1alb, white blank
cts. $3.50. Sold last year at S..
Red twilled, blue twilled; and
plain red f1annels, 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 tricots, 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. Aoin., all-wool, soc, bet
ter, So, 90, Csc. 20 in. Black Hen
rietta Cloth, 75c.
Yard wide all wool sutings,
brown, cardinal, navy blue & green,
25c. Ali wool Tricots, 40 cts, sold
last year at 50. Fall stock of Dry
Goods in every needful variety.
+. B. HUMPHREYS & Co.
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What Boston women Have Done.

Woman suffrage is coming whether We
like it or not, and its advent will be ma
terially fastened by the action of sixteen
thousand women in Boston who turned
out last week to vote for School Commits
sioners. In doing SO they furnished evil
dence that women can be induced to vote
in goodly numbers upon any question in
which they see a clear moral issue, and
also, that by taking an interest in elections
women will tone up the standard of polti
cal morality. The whole weight of the
woman suffrage discussion practically rests
on these two points, and if they could be
established to the satisfaction Of the PEG.
pie generally the ballot could not long be
withheld from the gentler sex. Any fact
which helps to sustain these points must
therefore be considered as Of great i'm
portance.
There can b. no reasonable doubt that
as soon as a majority Of the women can be
induced to demand the suffrage they will
easily overcome any objections or preju-
dices that may exist in the masculine
mind, and this fact lends additional in ter
est to any evidence that the cause of fe-
male suffrage is gaining ground among
the women. There is, indeed, very little
to be gained by agitating tho subject as a
practical issue in politics until the women
are themselves converted, unless as a mat
ter of education purely. 1t is not reason
able to accuse men of injustice to women
for not doing that which the majority Of
the women, so far as there is any evidence,
would not approve.
We believe that woman's influence upon
politics would be good on the whole, be-
cause we believe, that as a whole, woman'f
influence upon public morals is good il
every sphere in which tits exercised. And
we are satisfied that most women would
vote on the occasions when that influence
was most needed, as at the Boston Sehoo
Board election. - Witness.
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=
How long? O how long, is our repeated
cry as we feel the indifference 50 often
shown us when we make an effort to do
some effectual temperance work. Cases like
the following present themselves: When
the s'Blair Bll'' was introduced before the
United States Senate by Republican
member in 1882 doubtless it represented
the mind of large part Of his party, but
it has been put by from time to time on ac-
count of the liquor interest in the House.
To-day who is there to help pass this bill?
When the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union delegated Frances E. Willard to
asking them to PIT temperance plank in
their platform, what did that honorable
body do with her manuscript but throw it
on the floor and spit on it. WiJh sorrow
she turned from them to the Democratic
convention, and there she had no hearing
Next our hon0red National President went
to the Prohibition convention for their en-
dorsement to the appeal on temperance
legislation. From that body she received
a kindly notice-henco our position
At the National Convention of the w.
c. 7. L. in st. Louis. in 1894, the dele
gates in convention assembled passed
resolution to give their influence to that
party which would give us the best embed.
iment of temperance principles, and as the
dominant parties would not give them any
show of encouragement, where could they
go for any favors only to such as will live
up to the courage Of their convictions and
are willing to stand for the right, though
they may be burnt in ei1igy and falsely
represented? Thds the dominant parties
spurn those who are devoted to the cause
Of Good and Home and Native Land"
Now dear friends remember the mother
heart of Christian women does not blame
or censure because you do not see and feel
as they do, but the yearning for you is too
strong for aught but prayer to our Heaven
ly Father that we may be able to arouse
each thoughtful Christian mgn and wo-
| man to see the need of the hour. When
one distillery manufactures 90 barrels OF
rum day, each barrel holding ~ gallons
when taken charge Of by the government
official and the internal revenue per day
amounts to SO, 4S3. 90 from this one dis
tillery, who can contemplate the terrible
consequences Of it's consumption with
calmness. Yet this is only one out of
hundreds in the United'States. Can we
read such statistics and not feel that this
is a terrible curse on our nation and that
it blasts all that tends to make happy
home in so many families And what are
we doing about it, Such are our thoughts
when we see and feel the extreme indiffer-
ence of our friends, and we can only cry
nightly in spirit, How long, o how long?
Heavenly Father help us. Show MS what
we can do TO stop this terrible food Of
evil
Now dear readers if you will tsy t. an
derstand our great earnestness in refer
ence to the liquor traffic, just remember
that all impurities, all unchasteness, all
RIGHTEOUSNESS and gambling are fostered
! by the legalized saloon and all upheld by
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-28

The Sunbeam is ont of coveted job as
The MoNIToR's wager with Bro. CheY of
tile W. J. Press has been paid in apples.
Bro. Gwynne much desired that we should
liquidate this obligation and give him an
opportunity to taste the liquid, but we
know him too we'll This is the genial
way in which Bro. Chew gives us acquit-
lance of all claims IN full.
We hereby acknowledge the receipt ofas
fine basket of apples as the most fastidi-
Gus person could desire-the selection Of
Bro. Fogg, of the Woodstown MONITOR
and we desire to publicly aequit absolve
and discharge the said brother of and from
all obligations incurred by reason of over
confidence in the strength Of the Prohibit
ton ticket in New Jersey. He has paid
his bet in most honorable and satisfactory
manner, aud he has done even more, for
the basket containing the fruit was most
tastefuly decorated with Prohibition
legends and accompanying it was some
of his dead stock of third party
literature, with a likeness of General
Fisk Although the Generals picture
arrived in a somewhat mutilated con-
dition (symbolical OF the present state of
his BOOM yet we appreciate it at its full
value and return thanks for the delicate
attention in sending us memorial Of the
corpse. But We shall derive double en-
joymeut from those apples for as we
MUNICH the delicious fruit we shall reflect
with profound gratitude upon the wisdom
that led so many Of the Prohibitonists of
1886 back from the devious third party
paths into the true fold Of temperance. the
Republican party, and shall gain renewed
hope and strength from this encouraging
sign. Meanwhile we tender to Bro. Fogg
the renewed assurance Of our most distin-
guished consideration.
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One of Many testimonials.

Ettars p. O.. York Co.. Pa, Sept 8, IS.
Mr.. j. +. TRUITT, bridgeport, y. j.:
Enclosed find $50 Tor which please send me
six 90 boxes of yonr LoZenges, and l do say
they are the best in the world. They have
done me more good than any medicine / ever
used, and shall recon- mend them to all can.
Yours truly, ELMER L. BRUSNER.
This article has no equal for dyspepsia
in any form. You can eat whatever you
wish and at the same time be cured Price
soc box. For sale by f. B. Humphreys
& Co., or by mail Good men wanted to
canvass every home in every county.
j. F. TRUITT. Manufacturer, Bridgeport,
\. J. sept2s-1y
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The Local Option Aaw.

70 THE FRIENDS OF PRACTICAL TEMPER
ANcE REFORM:
At a conference of the representatives. Of
the various temperance organizations Of
New Jersey, held recently in Trenton, the
undersigned were appointed committee
to carry ont the conclusions Of the confer.
ence, which were, that efforts should be
made by petition and by public hearing
before the Legislature to have the Local
Option-lIigh License law retained on the
statute book without any amendment
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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 get your boys good warm
overcoat for $3.50. Mems Raritan
Chinchilla Beaver overcoats, warm
but not burthensome, $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 were not
hurried, and the consequence is that
we have 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 s225. You all know this
make of goods. Mr.. Reeve is
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
single complaint, though we have
taken great pains to make inquiry
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 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-welt, extern
sion sole, sense heel, but
ton boots for Ladies at So. lis the
neatest 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 Medicated Scarlet
Shirts, with Drawers to match. The
best BY far that we have ever offered
for the m ,ney.
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 it IN variety.
+. b. HUMPHREYS,
Woodstown. N. ].
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Every Slipper comfort and neat
ness for women and children.

You can measure any Book
stock by the Books in sets. A
few as they come:
These in cloth, good type
Scott, IL vols, S..
Thackeray, 10 vols, 81.
George Eliot, 6 vols, $3.50.
Poe's Prose Works, 3 vols,
$3.50.
Shakespeare, s vols, S..
Emerson, II vols, 5000.
These in half calf good type
Scott, u vols, $40.
Dickens, IS vols, $3.50.
Thackeray, 10 vols, So
George Eliot, s vols, $40.
Hume's England, 6 vols,
S. 40
Washington Irving, 10 vols,
50.
December Book News (II2
pages, illustrated) will lift the
covers of every Holiday Book
and put you in the way of saw
ing a dime or two or three on
every dollar you put in them.
sc, so year.
john WANAMAKER.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-28

Mayor Richman offers, in the name Of
the Borough Council. reward for the
detection Of the parties concerned in defac-
ing with eggs the house of a citizen on
East Avenue. This is as it should be. 1t
is great time the hoodlum element in this
town was summarily and forcibly set down
upon. 1t has distinguished itself in divers
ways for some years past, and has about
got to the end of its rope.
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Saturday, January 9Th, 1889,

Between the hours of IL O'Clock, noon, and 3
O'Clock, d. M, to wit: At 2oiclock D. m. of said
day all the following described farm ana par
cells of meadow land, situate near penhsgrove,
in the county of Salem ana State of New DER
sey, to-wit:
Lot lis the farm betterknown as the David
Diver farm situate oItfhe River road running
from Pennsgfove to Bridgeport, Il of mile
from the former place,Nand adioins lands of
Thomas Dolbow, James IS. Layton, Jeremiah
Strimple and lots A and B hereinafter de-
scribed, containing S7s4 acres of land.
This is very desirable farm, being located
in easy access to5failroad and steamboat,
churches, schools, mills and stores, and in a
high state of eultivatiou, andwel adapted to
the growth of truck of all Kinds. on which
there stands "A y story frame dwelling, con-
tanning good sized rooms, Independent of the
attic, u partially enclosed shed attached with
wen OF good water in same, asoSsl good sized
crib house, With two wings, anda large barn
The buildings are all in passably good order
Lot Ais IL piece OF Meadow adjoining the
above described farm and lands al James s
Layton and lot H. containing - 100 acres
Lot BIS also piece of Meadow &adioininp
lands Of james ;. Layton, JohnJ'eterson.
jeremiah Sti1mple, lots 4 and { andAhe farm
and contains 90-ly0 acres
Lot C-ls another piece OF Meadow gand ad-
joins lands ot John Peterson Abneu Simp-
klns, william Lawrence, jeremiah Sffifnnie
and lot u, containing 3 $1,000 acres
The above lots of meadow are very ttesirn.
BILE, and well worth the attention of those
wishing meadow land
Conditions made known at sale.
JOSIAH NJ. BRICkA
Acting Executor of Charles Elkinton. decsd.
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w. C. T.U. DEPARTMENT.

people calling themselves Christian
nation. True, to some. this may seem an
exaggeration, but facts are TOO plentiful,
there can be no exaggeration Of the heart
rendIng accounts our workers have found
and know to be true 10 some localities.
With that love that seeks the welfare Of
every human being, and to relieve my
mind, the above is written.
ELIZA P. GIBsoS.
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Adopted by the Right Worthy Grand Lodge
in 1883:
I. Total abstinence from all intoxicating
liquors a. q beverage.
2 No License in any form or under any cir
cumstances, for the sale Of liquors to be used
a. a beverage.
3. The A BsoLUTE PROHIBITION of the manufac
ture, importation and sale of Intoxicating
liquors for such purposes-prohibition by the
will OF the people, expressed in due form OF
law, with the penalties deserved for a crime OF
such enormity.
4. The creation of a healthy public opinion
upon the subject, by the active dissemination
OF truth in all the modes known to an enlight-
ened philanthropy.
5. The election 1good, honest men to ad-
minister the law.
3. Persistence in efforts to save individuals
and communities from so direful Il scourge
against any forms OF opposition and difficulty
until our success Is complete and universal.
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Chief Templar, Samuel II. Gill, Bridgeport. .
Counsellor, NJ. a. Reece, Mullica Hill.
Vice Templar, Lizzie Taylor, W oodstown.
Supt. Juvenile Temples, May Sparks, Bridge
port.
Secretary, Lizzie Borton Hariisonyille.
Asst sec'y, Theo Brown, bridgeport.
Treasurer, VIM. H. ID. Geiger, Mullica Hill.
Chaplain, Mrs Emily W. Helms, Bridgeport.
Marshal, Frank krouse, Bridgeport.
Dep. Marshal, Lizzie Pedrick, Bridgeport.
Guard Lille Borton, HaITisonville.
Sentinel, samuel G. Borton. Harisonyille.
Past Tenn lar, +. :. Fogg, Woodstown.
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LODGE DIRECTORY, WITH NAMES OF LODGE DEPU-
TIES AND NIGHT OF MEETING.
District Deputy, +. :. Fogg, Woodstown.
6s. Nazarene, Rev. W. y. Ogborn, Bridge
Il. Harrisonyille, j. W f. Wilkinson, Har-
risonylle, Saturday.
100 Sincerity, Or. f.. L. DcGroft, Mullica
Ill., Monday.
no Jefferson II. II. Tomlin, jefferson, Wed
nesday
Jos. Woodstown, Joseph 5. Broadway, Woods
town, Tuesday.
IN. Good Intent, C. c. Barber, Pedricktown,
Monday.
II. Eureka, {. W. Taylor, Newfeld, Mon
day.
Lodge Deputies and others are respectfully
requested TO notify Us of any inaccuracy in
the foregoing directory
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Justice Scudder has granted the appli-
cation for local option election in Mid
dlesex county, and appointed May 2lst as
The day on which il shall be held.
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uaanamaker's

patty. so cents; by mail So
cents.
The Dickens Calendar. Who
but he could have supplied
quotations for all the years we
have made and sold his calen-
dars. so cents; by mail So cents.
No Calendars less than pub
lished prices.