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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14
taxation OF western Mortgages.


Justice Reed has filed an opinion in the
case of Darcy VS.. Darcy, in which he holds
that Western mortgages, held by residents
of New jersey, are taxable here. The
decision affects a great many Jersey people,
who have invested in Western mortgages
on account of the high rate of interest. The
suit is brought by Caroline NJ. Darcy on
certiorari, to test the validity of an assess
ment made by the Board of Assessment and
Revision of Taxes of Newark. Mrs. Darcy
is the owner of a 6 per cent. mortgage on
lands in Greenfield county, Kansas, for
$1,000. She claimed before the Board that
the owner of the lands paid full taxes in
Kansas, and claimed no deduction on ac-
count of the mortgage, The board dis
allowed her claim and taxed her for the
amount of the mortgage. Her statement
of the fact was not denied, and the case
was taken to the Supreme Court without
further proof.
Mrs. Darcy's counsel claimed that under
the general tax law, which provides that
personal property situated outside, but held
by persons residing in this State; shall be
exempt when it is shown that the property
has actually been taxed within twelve
months previous. Also that as the mort
gage represents property in the State of
Kansas, which has been taxed within the
required period, the mortgage should be
treated as representing an estate or interest
in land and as having a situs in the juris-
diction where the land lies.
To these claims Justice Reed replies by
citing the case of King VS.. Reed, in which
it was held that a mortgage has no situs
but the domicile of the owner. Another
case holds thai a mortgage does not give a
freebooter interest. Several cases from
the United States Supreme Court were also
referred to, the purport of their decisions
being: First, that a mortgage has no situs
but that of the owner for any purpose, in
GLIDING that of taxation, and second, that
the Legislature has no power to fix a tax
upon its owner, who is in a foreign juris-
diction.
sItis claimed" " says the Justice, that
the legislative policy in TIE State has been
averse to the taxation of both the mort
gage and the land upon which the mortgage
is a lien. 1t is, therefore, urged that it
must have been the Legislatures intent to
regard a mortgage as identical subjects of
taxation in all cases where the statutes
speak of property which has paid a tax
within twelve months preceding. But in the
absence ~ofexpress words | would not regard
this as a natural inference. Because either
the mortgage or the land is relieved from a
taxation, when both are within this State,
it does not follow that the Legislature
intended to apply the same rule when the
land is beyond our jurisdiction"
In view of the construction which has
heretofore been placed on the tax law of
this Statethat Justice says in conclusion:
"a mortgage owned by a resident of this
State, although made upon land situated
in another State, where a tax upon such
land has been assessed and paid within the
preceding twelve months is taxable here. 2
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

DIR. Paulding, of Daretown, lost a valu-
able horse on Wednesday.
A white crow, with d~oye-eolored top
knot and tail, was recently seen with a
flock of it's black brethren at L. A. Creek.
The ladies of the Salem W. G. T. L. and
the ''Y's'' cleared $3.50 at their feast of
days. festival last week. Some 1866 were
received.
James Strimple, Of Pedricktown, has
gone to Oregon to look after the prospects
of sturgeon fishing on the Pacific coast.
He took some nets with him.
Thomas A. Maskell, of L. A. Creek, will
build a mill Oh the site of the one destroy
ed recently. The mill will be four stories
in height and will be fitted out with all the
modern appliances of first-class work.
The report that Joseph r. Elkinton died
of yellow fever, at Tampa, Fla, on the
goth ult., seems to be unfounded. Charles
i. Washington, of Tampa, who was inter
ested with Mr.. Elkintop, in the sturgeon
fishing business there, arrived in Penns-
grove on Thursday, and stated that the de-
ceased did not die of yellow fever, but of
chronic diarrlloea, from which he had long
suffered.
Col. Balm is to appear in Salem
for the fourth time next Monday evening,
Dec. 18th, at the Lecture Hall, to give his
seventh lecture. On his previous visits he
has always given two lectures, but this
time he comes for one night only. His
subject is sThe safe side of life fo~ young
men, lie comes under the auspices of
the Y. w. C. T. T., and tickets can be
obtained at Bassett & Kelty's drug store.
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Ouitea as ready in Mems STYLES

A word about the box
business. The common way is
to sell you a box and throw the
Handkerchief in-that's about
what it amounts to. Even coarse,
common Handkerchief have a
clipper look when in a fancy
box, We turn the plan end for
end-sell you the Handkerchief
cheaper than you can get them
anywhere else and M1070 IN a
fancy boz a0iM each half dozen.
Have you a doubt as to where
the Handkerchief trade of Phila-
delphia centres?
Just the same with Linens Of
all sorts.
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IA PronahIe Muraer near sMedesnoro

About 2 o'clock Wednesday morning
Bernard Murtagh, of Swedesboro, was
lodged in the county prison at Woodbury.
charged with assaulting and probably fatal
ly wounding Roberto. Shoemaker, a farmer,
living near Swedesboro. Murtagh was
formerly employed by Mr.. Shoemaker, and
it is stated that the two men had quarreled
prior to the alleged assault. About dark
on Tuesday night Mr.. Shoemaker emerged
from his house. when he was struck, it is
alleged, by Murtagh on the head with a
heavy club or some other blunt instrument.
His scalp was badly lacerated, and it is
feared his skull is fractured. Detective
Garrison soon afterwards arrested Muir
tagh and conveyed him to Woodbury.. "A
despatch from the latter place Wednesday
night stated that Shoemaker was in a
critical condition.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

Edwin r. Richman Is confined to his
home by a severe attack of pneumonia.
Gertrude, daughter of Henry Coles, of
East Mill street, is dangerously ill of ty-
phoid fever.
Mrs. r. p. Patterson. President of the
Salem county W. c.. I. L., paid the Woods
town Union a visit yesterday.
Rev. c. F. Garrison, late of the Home
for Feeble Minded, at Vineland, is not
connected with that establishment now,
but has opened a private home ofthe same
character at MilIville.
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board of F~reehoIders.

The regular meeting of the Salem Coun-
ty Board of Freeholders was held in the
Court House at Salem on Wednesday, all
the members, with one exception, being
present. Tit usual bills from the various
townships were read and ordered paid.
The warden's bill for the month was
S109.50 for board of prisoners, and $50 81
for board of tramps. The bill of Mayor
Acton for committing tramps was S17.25.
\ bill of S63 13, of Henhoeffer & Vaughan
of Wilmington, indefinitely worded, was
referred to the committee on claims.
An application vas made by a commit
tee of citizens of Alloway township in the
vacating of a road running from the Woods
town and Ailoway road, at Oakland school
house, to the Commissioners road, about
one mile long, which is now impossible, is
seldom travelled, and on which there are
five bridges, in bad repair, which will ne
cessitate an expenditure of about $500 to
replace. The road has been laid out about
twenty-eight years, amt has practically
been abandoned. and it is desired to have
it vacated. The road runs through lands
of George Ogden, Maskell Ware and
Others, all of whom are in favor Of closing
the road. The application was made for
the purpose of securing from the Board a
contribution toward the expense of vacat-
ing. On motion it was ordered that the
county contribute one-half of the expense,
provided that the amount paid by them
shall not exceed s25.
A motion to take out the piece of lum-
Der in the centre Of the PENIS Neck Iron
bridge, which divides the roadway, was
carried by a vote Of six to four, and an adj
ditional motion to replace it by a piece
2Ix4 inches in size was carried.
On motion, a committee Of six, with the
Director, was appointed to confer with
Architect Evans, now building the new
bank building in Salem, to ascertain his
views in regard to alterations necessary
to the Court House, or the probable cost
of a new building, and also to obtain views
of home architects on the subject. The
committee was named as follows: Messrs.
Griscom, Freas, Shute, Jenkins, Hum
phreys and Rogers.
On motion, adjourned until the second
Wednesday in January.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

Silk is cold. You don't feel
like smuggling up to the com
mon run of Silk Muflers or Silk
Handkerchief in chilly weather.
1t takes a big slice of wit on the
makers part to get up a soft,
7ya1m Silk. No one equals
Brocklehurst in that. His Lon
don made Mufflers really made
in Macclesheld) have crowded
satin finished and the whole
covey of stiff, dressing-loaded
styles to one side. Some very
good Muflers, though, that
never saw England-almost as
cashmerey in finish. There's a
Chinese imitation, heavy twilled,
pure silk, that's singularly soft.
Chinese Imitation English Mufiers, 75c
each.
English Mufiers, 81, sl.25. $3.50, sl.75. 81,
$3.50.
Same, extra heavy, So inches square, s2.52
almost 4 ounces of pure silk.
Domestic Muff1ers, &c TO 81 each.
French Muffiers, 81, and Sl.25 each.
Colored Mufiiers, CSC to 3 each.
Printed Muffilers (wool. cotton
warp, &c to 75c each.
silk-and-Cotton Mufiers. SOC, CSC, and 75c
Plain White Mufiiers, satin stripes, 75e
each.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

GAUNT-W EST-On the 18th mo. 5th, by
Friends Ceremony, in the presence of Mayor
Pratt. of Camden, at his residence, No. ia \.
sixth street, George w. +. Gaunt and Miss
Anna G. West, both of Mullica Hill.
KIRBY-BATTEN-At Paul's Hotel, Wood
bury, Dec. 9th, by His Honor, Mayor ID. o.
watkins, Chalkley E. Kirby, of Harrisonville,
and Miss Lizzie A. Batten, of Swedesboro.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

Silver Plated Ware that can
raise a solid doubt in a burglar
mind is good enough for any
body. There's plenty of such
ware. Plenty more that's shad-
ow-washed and thin at that.
There's where the risk to you
comes in.
You must buy of a dealer
whose word means something,
or take chances.
Aim silver plate doesn'tmean
what it does in ships; double"
is better, triple better still.
Such work as Rogers Broth
ers "IS47 Imperial" is at the top
in either grade. It's a rare
thing when you can get a piece
of that stamp under price. The
last time to look for such chance
with Christmas three weeks off.
The chance is here just the same.
Fresh, perfect goods. On the
counters this morning. Prices
are by the dozen:
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14
QMamatmaker's

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Dee. 10, ISIS.
Beginning Saturday, Deem
Der IS, and continuing until
Christmas, the store will be open
evenings.
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0Manamaker's

sprays, and a daintily scalloped
edge. The quietly rich sort of
Handkerchief that any lady
would JOY to carry. Twenty
modest designs, IS cents each.
Tie linen aAone is 700rM $I.25as
linen br7res go. Flowers have
doomed but once since we sold
precisely the same Handkerchief
at SI.75 each.
Here's another glance:
Women's Hemstitched and Embroidered
handkerchief 121c. 20c, 25c, soc, BIC, 4Oe,
45c, soc, Gj, 75c, SOC, Sc, 81.
Women's scalloped and Embroidered
75c. soc, 81, $1.25, $50, sI.75, 81, s2.25, $3.50,
s.. Is, So, 1926, $3.50 to So each.
Misses Hemstitched and Embroidered
handkerchief, 20 and 25c.
Misses Scalloped and Embroidered
Handkere5iefs, ., 50, and SOC.
It's hand embroidery, not ma
chine, that we're talking OF, and
the purest Of linen every time.
The cost of embroidering has
gone up in Switzerland and Ire
land, but you'd never mistrust it
from these prices. The Hand
kerchiefs come to US direct from
the manufacturers. Hou z00uLd
Fay more far tie same goods in
either L0Haon or Paris,
Outside these regular prices
there are four in Women's Hand
kerchiefs that we point specially
to:
Women's Plain White Hemstitched, un-
Numbered, &c, a dozen: same Numbered,
81, sl,20, $50, sI.so. SIG, $40, 50, $3.50,
women's Hemstitched Initial Handler
chiefs, hand embroidered, sl.2O a dozen.
Same, q little better, PIC each.
Women's Printed Hemstitched Handker-
chiefs, printed initial, very pretty, 81. 20 a
dozen.
Quiteas ready IN Mems Styles:
lens Plain Hemmed Tape Bordered Hand
kerchiefs, l0c. each to $50 a dozen. Same,
extra large, S2.40 to SO a dozen.
Mems HeInstitehed and Embroidered, SOC
each.
Mems Hemstitched unfinished, 121%c each.
\ Handkerchief just as good as we have
been selling for 20c.
Mems Plain White Hemstitched "a Hand
kerchiefs, 4, x. l, and 2 inch hem, 81. 40,
50, $3.50. Si.20, $40, IS, $50 50 a dozen.
Mems 4 Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, 1920,
$3.50, $40, SO, $50, SO, SI2a dozen.
Mems Hemstitched and Printed, 10 new
and very neat designs on good quality
linen, 81 80 a dozen. Better, larger, finer,
at 50, 81. 20, $40, So a dozen.
French designs, So a dozen. Extra large
and very fine, in fanastic designs, 1920 a
dozen.
Mems Initial ~unlaundered, &c each; Iaund-
cred, 25, 40, and SOC each.
Boys Colored Woven Bordered Handker-
chiefs in 1S-dozen boxes, SOC a box.
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1ied.


LEE-In Elsinboro township, Dec. 10th, Eli
Lee, aged A years.
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'OsT OFFICE.

Office hours, 600 a. NJ. to 800 =. M.
ONCE hours for money order business, 100
A. NJ. to 100 P. NJ.
M~AILs-Ciose at 6.45 and SOB a. NJ, 1888 and
Alb p. NJ. Arrive ut 9,39 A. M, 500 and go P. NJ.
SALEM MAILs-Close at 9.l9 A. NJ. and 1.40 P. NJ
Arrive at I2.53 and 4.l5 P. NJ.
SHARPTowN MA1Ls-Close ut $50 A. NJ. Arrive
at 1870 A. NJ.
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H MONITOR
1irectoru.
on and after oct. 18th, ISIS.
WEST JERSEY RAILROAD

Trains going north.-7.07 and S,13 A. NJ, 1913
Trains going south.Z9.2 % A. NJ, 2.47, $50 and
6.55 p. NJ. Sundays, 9.33 A. NJ. and 6. 80 P. NJ.
Trains leave Philadelphia.-S.20 A. NJ, 1.30, 40
and 80 p. NJ. SUNDAYS, 9.l5 A. N. and 5.I5 p. NJ.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

Our stock was never solarge IS at present. Just what you want for
Holiday Presents. We menton some OF the following for samples:
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14

Al DOUBLE TRIBE
were now We're now We're now
40 $40 s3.25 s225 $400 $500
Desssertspoons so S.25 5.75 AGO 40 4.z5
tablespoons. as $50 $50 40 500 5.l5
Forks............ $50 $50 SO 450 100 5.15
Sort ofbouse-warming for silver
ware in its new place, second
floor.
john WANAMAKER.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-12-14
Gold and
Silver
Watches

In Silverware we hav
plated. In the list are
household, such as Cast
kets, Butter Dishes,
Spoon Holders, Nap
Spoons, &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-12
The Fast Set at Harvard.

rom the NOrtn American Review.
But the instinctively fast set at Harvard is a
thing by itself and dwells apart from ordinary
life. 1t is close clique, within which
cliques still closer. 1t has no specific organize
ton. no bylaws, and no unquestioned leader
to whose DEGREES itmust bow. 1t is composed
of rich men and their satellites, and it numbers,
all told, say one hundred men, with pocket in
comes ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 a year,
and more If occasion warrants and their pa
rents permit. Their expenditures are as libe-
raj as the Judgment of their fathers is limited.
Their dress. their rooms, their table, their hab
Its, and their notes of hand-the shadow of ex-
travagance Is over them all! If they learn
nothing else at college, they easily acquire the
education of the spendthrift; and they talk
with nonchalance of an outgO of thousands a
year before they have mastered the rudiments
of the first lesson in the value of money.
Their pride is in their reputation as fast men;
for this reputation they work as hard as other
men work at Greek and comic sections, and in
their reputation they glory. They are not
high in their classes; they are, indeed. very
poor scholars as a general thing, giving as
little attention to study as will suffice to keep
their names on the college books, burning mid
night oil every night in the year, and yet only
for study when examinations at hand at
which trying periods they place themselves
under the diligent and expensive care of tutors.
1t may be said that the fast men buy their way
through college. They have plenty of money,
and when they need brains they can very easily
purchase the necessary assortment from their
tutors. They are good fellows" by universal
consent, and their social eminence is attested
by the fact that they take their pleasures, as
they say, las becomes gentlemen, and not in
the manner of chumps." From this it will ap-
pear that there are two classes of fast men at
Harvard: 1.-The gentleman" and the ''chumps"
MIR. Eugene Field, the savant of Chicago, has
lately thrown strong light on the origin of
this term Of opprobrium, and, according to his
researches, it appears that 1.-The word 'chmp
was new born about 1883, and was originally
used to designate the heavy English sort Of
swell who bought wine for chorus girls. The
essential conditions of true chumpery are:
I'D The man must be large in person and
solemn In manner. (2) He must open,
wine'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-12
DIEDMONT AIR LINE
Scheiule In effect Senfernher 3ffh 1858

Schedule in effect September Both, 1883.
$50 Mast Tenn. Mail Daily for Warrenton,
between Alexandria and Lynchburg Roanoke, Bristol
hnoxvllle, Rome, Calera, Montgomery, and New Or
leans Pullman Sleeper Washington 10 New Orleans.
IL "a A. M.-Fast Mail Daily for Warrenton, Char-
lottesville Gordonsvile, Stations Ches Ohio Route
Lynchburg, Rocky Mount Dsnvilie and Stations be-
tween Lynchburg and Danyile, Greensboro, Raleigh,
ham MONTGOMERY, New Orleans Texas and California
Pullman Sleeper New York TO Montgomery in connec-
ton with Pullman Seepers Montgomery TO New Or
leans and Mann Boudor Sleepers for Birmingham,
to Columbia and Augusta. Solid trains WASHINGTON to
Atlanta. Does not connect for C. o. route points
2:30 r M-Daily. except Sunday, for Mansssss.
Strasburg and intermediate stations
$3.50 p M.-Western Exl'ress Daily for Wsrrentou.
Goronsvilie, Charlot,esyiile Louisville. Cincinnst
Louisville lso for Lynchburg Bristol ChattanooeS
Memphis Little Rock, and all southwestern points
Through Pullman sleepers Washington to Memphis
IL 900 P. M-southern Express Daily for LYNCH
burg, Dauvile, Raleigh Asheville Charlotte Column.
bia, Aiken, Augusta. Atlanta, MONTGOMERY New Or
leans Texas and California Pullman Nestibule sleeper
Washington 70 New Orleans via Atlanta and Mont
gomery. Pullman Sleeper Washington TO Augusta
Ga, without change
Trains Washington and Ohio division leave WASH
Daily; arrive Round Bill II 80 A. NJ and 20 PM
Returning leave Round Hill :o5 AN Daily and 81
z N Daily except sunday, arriving Washington $50
Through trains from the South via Charlotte. Dan.
vile and Lynchburg arrive in Washington z :O0 nj
and 7:33 via East Tennessee. Bristol and Lynch
and Ohio route and Charlottesville at $40 pm !:
Strasburg Local at 9:47 A. NJ
Tickets, sleeping car reservation and information
furnished, and baggage checked at ONCE 1900 Penn
mia Railroad 9th and b SITS JAS l. TAYIOk
oc1 cenerl Passenger Aren't.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-12
THE KANSAS NINE DISASTER.
Over $50 Men Thought to Have Per.
ished.

There were 164 men in the mine near Pitts
burg, Kan, where the terrible explosion oc-
CURED on Friday night 1t was about $50
p. m, just after the men had signaled that they
were ready to come out, that the explosion oc-
CURED A terrible rumbling noise was heard
above, and black cloud of dirt, slate and dust
shot into the air from the mouth of the shaft.
tearing away the tracks upon which the cages
are hoisted, and filling the shaft with debris.
The explosion occurred on the east side. and is
attributed to the inexperience of some Of the
new men. Before the men outside could re-
cover their senses, one Of the miners appeared
at the air shaft nearly suffocated. He was
helped out and followed by others until MANY
had escaped-how many is not known. There
was plenty of help at hand, and those at the
top devoted their attention to rescuing their
entombed companions. The farmhouse, only
slightly damaged, was first repaired, canvas
being tackled over the holes that had to be
closed. About II o'clock the farmhouse was
ready, and fresh air was pumped into the mine,
driving back the poisonous gas and averting
suffocation.
Attention was then given to repairing the
Men lowered into the shaft by rope and bucket
could accomplish nothing. At 2 a. m. the cage
was ready to descend, and the first recruiting
party were lowered into the shaft. Owing to
the bad air they could not remain long On the
first return of the cage it contained number
OF uninjured but badly frightened men. The
bottom OF the shaft was badly damaged. and it
was difficult to get at the dead As found they
were piled together at the bottom, while the
living and badly wounded were hoisted to
the top. At 4 a. m. five had been rescued. and
at l p. m. four more were brought out alive.
Az this time the rescuers struck an entry con-
tanning twelve moro dead. and the latest re-
ports were that ninety bodies had been taken
out. 1t was believed that forty-six were still
entombed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-12
"lnveDtor" Keely is in Contempt.
THE DECISION OF JUDGE FINLETTER IN PHILA-


DELPHIA.
1t was stated in Saturdays STAR that the
court of common pleas in Philadelphia on Sat-
urday issued an attachment against John W.
Kelly for contempt of court, in not obeying
the order of the court 1t also discharged the
order dissolving the injunction, as we'll as the
order to open the sealed package which is in
the hands of the court, and which is said to
contain description of the Keely motor. 1t
also continued the injunction against Keely IN
til further notice.
The suit in which Inventor Kelly is thus
brought to grief is the one instituted in equity
by Bennett G. Wilson, in which experts were
appointed by the court to examine the con-
struction Of keely's mechanical apparatus with
the view OF determining whether it correspond
ed or was identical with certain motor device
which keely assigned to Wilson in 1869. A
committee OF experts was appointed to inspect
the Keely motor, and week ago to-day an ar
gument took place before Judges Finletter and
Reed upon application of Mr.. Wilson's counsel
for an attachment upon Mr.. Keely for contempt
Of the order Of April last, in refusing to di-
vulge information which the experts claimed
they needed in order to make up their minds
as to whether the claim was justified. The dis
cussion waxed hot. The experts decided that
they were unable to understand the apparatus
known as the ''Keely motor" and could not
obtain proper and intelligent explanation of
its workings and construction. After sleeping
on the question for week the court has decid-
ed that Keely is in contempt, and proposes to
punish him therefor.