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The Monitor., 1889-07-26

TO the honest disbelieyer III prohibition,
those who are forever insisting that pro-
hbition doesn't and cannot prohibit, that
interdicting liquor drinking and liquor sell
ing cannot be enforced, and that the whole
theory is visionary and speculative, we res
pectfully refer the missionary fields of the
christian church the world over. Look at
it for yourselves. Take down the mission
airy map from your book shelves and scan
closely its pages-(and you need not scan
closely ether) to see at glance that as
against Paganism, Mahometism, Buddhism,
Heathenism and other vicious isms extant
Christianity has made but the least poss-
BILE impression, notwithstanding theenorm-
GUS expenditure Of money sent out from
this country and Europe for 10 this many
years.
And because this work and this money
The Monitor., 1889-07-26
The view Abolition.

Ring ont the old cry once again
And wake another patriot strain;
\ license curse enthralls the land,
And bold oppressors proudly stand
With seeptres they defiant hold
1t cost of honors bought and sold.
Again we throw our banners out,
Again we Faise the loyal shout
Abolition"
Reverse the license laws decision,
The curse is in our senate halls:
The tyranny inyerts the wallis
ofail our towers for Freedom built:
We stand appalled, before the guilt
ofcrimes enacted by the law:
And never heather monarch sdw
= yiieT system ofabnsc
Than the distilled Satanic jnlce,
sold at the order
of vasranf, lnadman, and maIaHder.
Abolish it.-this license sham:
Abolish IT 10 keep the name
OF Freedom written on our gates:
Alas. a coward nation waits
And quaiis before the taunting lo~ds
Who bind the land with crnel cords.
And iaugh among themselves 10 share
The honors which they seize and wear;
o, shameful blnndcr.
Ny land, awake, with voice of thunder
Erase the vile, tlisloyaI elause
From every book of statute laws;
Deny to men the legal torch
TO fire yonr temples. dome and porch;
Write ON the traffic, "contraband,'
Let siataman in their places stand,
And pulpits load and fire at viii,
And charge the liquor fiend until
new fruition
Shall follow license abolition.
-DWiyht UTiifdms.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26
A correspondent in last weeks Sta5eam,

A correspondent in last week S Sunbeam,
ssPro Bono Publieo,n in closing two col
umns Of solid rot on the new Court
House question, winds up as follows:
Sen getting home and taking walk in
my orchard, to observe the feeble antics of
an infant Bovine, who since the morning
stars had paled before the rising luminary
of day had emerged from the matrix of
generation into pastures new, and with soft
wondering eyes seemed wistfully gazing
over ''the sweet fields arrayed in living
green" to which be had SO recently and
mysteriously been introduced; while stand
ing beneath the apple boughs with the
pearIy rain-drops slowly percolating
through the dense green foliage and gently
dropping on my unprotected head: these
unbidden thoughts came yelling up
through the tangled conyolutions OF my
brain, crystalizing into form and substance
as here presented
The -, but then the rest can stand
it, We can.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26

Governor Lowry, of Mississippi, is, we
take it, the coming man, if not the man
already come. Hitherto the rule abound
ing in states oyerrun by bruisers and prize
fighters was to make great ado at about
the time the fight was over, rush the police
on the scene pell nell, all in time to see the
last coat tail of the retreating crowd, and
then let the whole matter drop. Governor
Lowry does not seem to be that kiad of a
man. The Governor says, in effect, that
their crowd Of riff-raff followers, make the
inside boundaries of Mississippi outlawed
territory, it may be their fault the first
time, but farther on f somebody isn't hurt
in that crowd he will see to it they are not
killed with over kindness at least, and that
they won't particularly banker after a
second visit to "old Miss sip" on the same
errand during his administration. These
are brave words and we heartily commend
his excellepcy for their timely utterance,
and not for the words alone but for the
prompt and energetic action that has fol-
lowed them. The Governor has the whole
country at his back in this fight and is
making no mistake.
Another hopeful sign of the times is found
in the emphatic way the pulpit and press
are speaking now of the shameful acquital
Of murderer Mellow, Of Charleston, South
Carolina. A very libertine and licentions
villain, the murderer of one who stood be-
tween him and the helpless innocence oi
an unprotected girl, to be feted and praised
by aristocratic Charleston society, is enough
to make the righteous indignation of those
not self debased boil within them. Not
the jury alone, but the whole community
Of Charleston, aye, even the whole State,
would be the sufferers if crime like this
was suffered to 90 unrebuked.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26
L.ast week,s SVnbfan aid:

''The recent adjustment of salaries of
postmasters of Presidential class increased
Postmaster Newells from $1700 to $500
As the Office rent and fuel are Row paid for
by the Government, Salem's P. o. is de-
sirable Office"
And to know just how fast we are forg-
ing ahead it becomes necessary, now and
then, to look back over the past. In 1901,
less than one hundred years since, there
were but six postoffices in this State, to
wit: Newark, Elizabethtown, Bridgetown,
(now Railway, Brunswick, Princeton and
Trenton, and the total receipts for the year
ending October 5, 1891, was $3.50, Of which
the P Ms received $10s.20, leaving S42l.-
50 as the nett revenue or profit. Let's see,
one-sixth Of $108. 20 is three or four cents
over a18 as the average salary of the P.
Ms. Not very steep, eh John?
The Monitor., 1889-07-26
Bridge Up.

1t does not pay mother to make her boy
shirt where she can buy ono ready made
al 5oets. The muslin is good, the bosoms
are of pure linen, and with reinforced
shoulders. They will fit better and give
better satisfaction than the home made
ones. All sizes from 12 inch neck to IA
inches. You can also get one of same kind
for the boys father at same price.--E. Il.
Humphreys, under tho Opera House.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26

The Star of n. Y. city, one of the heart
lest haters CT prohibition to be found IN the
whole country, in an Article describing an
anarchist gathering held in that city lately,
had as head line prefacing it the words,
mo beer. no meeting" thus (unwittingly,
doubtless) paying handsome tribute to
the cause of prohibition.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26

Why is 1t that certain newspapers are
lust now saying all manner Of nice things
about our long since departed friend, Ex.
Sect'y George Robson, of the U. ..
s.Navee''? There is an African in that
woodpile somewhere. we are tearfully ap-
prehensiYe.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26
OFFICERS 7. ". c. T. L. wooDsTows !;

OFFICERS Y. ". {. T. l.. wooDsTows:
President. Miss JosEPHISK MkcAETIoNER.
Cor. Secretary, Miss Lulu RIGHT
Rec secretary, NJ iss MARY ANNA COLES.
Treasurer Mis-. ". HAgRY SMITH.
Time Of meeting W. c. T. l. Thursday after
noon at ) O'Clock.
Time of meeting Y. W. c. 7. L. Monday
evening ut I..,9 O'Clock
The Monitor., 1889-07-26
Special.

A Shoe Manufacturing Company in an East
"A ern State are making Ladies', Dongola
hid Button, and also Ladies' Pebble Oil
Goat Button to sell at Si.25 pair. They are
said to be all leather insoles and counters and
no shoddy, have neatly worked button holes
and are in every respect, so far as CAN be seen
big trade for the price. As the makers make
nothing else, either higher or lower price than
this grade, 1t can he readily seen that they are
Offering much more for given price than they
could otherwise do ii they We're making reg
ular line of goods. Come ana see them and
save ut least 25cts ON pair as they are doubt
less good as You can get elsewhere Mt 81 30
l.. B. .IIbMPHEElS, under Opera House
The Monitor., 1889-07-26

As to the condition of things in Kansas,
a valued friend writes: ut may be safe
to say that our prohibtory laws are as
well enforced as other criminal laws at this
time, so much so that no liquor is made
in the State, there is no open saloon under
the sanction of State license, and but very
few places where liquors are sold openly.
Whereas we had, nine years ago, several
large breweries and some dstilleries, y
number Of extensive wholesale liquor deal
ers and several Thousand saloons, with
much drinking to intoxicatlon. Now
comparatively, we have none but what is
under the ban Of law. Unprecedented
prosperity has followed the banishment OF
the saloon.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26

The New York Star, an out and out
supporter of Hill, and sort of organized
impudence bureau of information, has un-
der contract the somewhat breezy task OF
downing the New York World. 1t pur-
poses to do it by calling it Republican or
Dau.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26
DEPARTMENT OF THE v. c. 7. o.,
OF WOODSTOWN, NJ. j

oFYfCEEs# OF TIE SALEM COUNTY wpMANAs CHRIST
IAN TEMPERANCE UNION:
Pres. MRs RKBRCcA r. PATTERSON, Salem
Cor sec, NJ rs. II. &. CAwLET, w oodstoWn-
Rec. sec. Mrs. %. j. GRoFF, Pennsgrove.
Treas MRs MAGGIE CgIsPIS. Sbarptown.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26

II you need white toilet quilt 1t will
pay you to see our stock. Tie one we sell
now at So we formerly sold at $3.50 We
have some as low as rs cents.-E. b. Hum
phreys s. Co.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26

1t is wonderful what a man, who is in
dulging in the flowing bowl, will undergo
to satisfy his beastly habit. He will get
out OF bed early in the morning, complain
of being too sick to work, perhaps will
walk miles to get q drink of whisky, and
sell anything he has got 20 get money TO
buy it with. Truly such a mau has GER
tainy parted with the manhood with which
he was originally endowed.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26

oFFIcBRs ~ c. 7. q. WooDsToWN:
President, MRs. AHsIK +. SOLDER.
Cor. Secretary. MRs. >. W HUMPHREYS.
Recording Secretary, MRs. ii. y. CAwLEY.
Treas urer, MI.s. DAN WAHE,
The Monitor., 1889-07-26
Plants For Sale.

HABBAGE, Tomato, Caulifiower, Beet, Egg
~ Pepper, and all other kinds of plants in
season. All the best varieties. Grown from
landrefhs seeds. Call and them before
purchasing elsewhere. ISAAC II. COLES
Greenhouses, Mill street, South Woodstown.
\ Anrl.t-sm
The Monitor., 1889-07-26

Senator Colegroye, while at the state
prison recently asked the GOO eonyicts be-
fore him il whisky was either directly or
indirectly responsible for the crimes they
had committed. Six hundred hands were
raised in assent. Judge Pealcr, who was
present, said to MS that 1t was most start
ling testimony TO the awful frnitage Of
runi.-- Lamp Of Light.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26
And an up Jersey paper responds:

The Prohibition county convention OF
Somerset county was held last week, and
was one Of the largest and most enthusias-
tic ever held IN the county. 4 number OF
gentlemen prominently connected with the
old parties declared for Prohibition and
the Prohibition party, two of whom had
been influential workers in the old ranks.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26
YEAR BEFORE LAST.

xA1A4A LII WILL A4AN
We b ought and sold few cases
of the LESTER BOOTS. made at
Binghampton, New York. They gave
such general satisfaction that we
quadrupled our order last year, and
this season we have already made
arrangements with the maker for a
much larger supply. All who have
had them want them again, and not
only them, but they send us new
customers, and SO it goes. IT is
THE BEST BOOT MADE. We
have yet to hear the first complaint,
but on the contrary all speak we'll of
them. They COST NO MORE
THAN OTHER MAKES, and you
may as we'll have the best. Don't
forget us when you want to buy.
Our Ladies' Genuine Pebble Goat
Button Shoe, with worked Button
Holes, at sI.25 is a daisy. See
sample pair in the window, or go in
side and inspect. All kinds of shoes
for Ladies', Misses and Children,
also Boys and Men. Low prices
for good goods.
f. B. HUMPHREYS,
Woodstown. N. ].
New Store Under the Opera House,
]. NELSON CURRY, in Charge.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26

Under whisky liberty" in Shelby coun-
ty, Teun., one ont Of every 37i citizens
makes the most of life in the state prison.
Under prohibition in Union county, not a
single convict out Of 1o,260 citizens pass
out from the prison bars.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26
Wednesday, Aug. I, '89

Thus giving excursonists seven hours Mt
the Cape. the finest beach in thdworld and the
most fashonable watering plae6on the conti-
city, one OF The most speedily bsiit-up-places
of resort and among the most pIpsperous on
the Jersey Coast, and seven houfs mt Ocean
City, which, has very fine beacht
Fare fors the Round Trip.--frpm salem,
Woodstown, lfatrsonvilic, Fcnwick Alloway,
lorketow9, DAretown, Newkrk, iridgeton,
Finley iihsted and Palatinc, $l2l Elmer,
and all OTHER stations, 81. Children nafprice
Passengers from Monroe, Harding and Union
VIII go III feSulnr train and will not have TO
change e;tfs Mt Glassbofo.
strong police force will he ON the ears to
preserve order, and every one that does not
conform 70 the rnles viii be elected 1T the next
station. lido not wish the patronage of any
That Will not abide by the rules. Order will
Inc preserved on all my excursions
JOHN l.. BRUNA.
The Monitor., 1889-07-26

Put this and that together. The n. \.
World says:
As prohibition is fanaticism, the prob
abilities are that the Prohibition party will
work hereafter with more energy than here
tofore. II is difficult to kill a party OF this
character
The Monitor., 1889-07-26
Best Wire Netting by the yard, greer


TO RENT-store next to MONITOR office " III
be rented for restaurant PROV vision or any sim
liai M business. Apply to l.. i. HUMPHREYS
" Woodstown, y. j.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-07-31

There is an astounding statement
printed to the effect that
"The hulls of the cotton seed of the
cotton States will produce more beef,
butter, milk and cheese, more wool and
mutton than all the clover and blue grass
of Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio"
And yet it appears to be true. An At
lanta firm fattened $500 beeves last year
on cotton seed hulls at a profit of $50, =
600. Two train loads of these beeves
were shipped from Atlanta to Philadel
phia and sold there in competition with
Chicago beef. This same firm will fat
ten 10, 900 steers next winter.
Mr.. Joel Chandler Harris, an authority
on fox hounds, bees and Jerseys, is feed
ing his herd on cotton seed hulls, and
says the result in milk, butter and beef
is amazing. In the Southern Farm Mr.
W. NJ. Towers, of Rome, writes Of test
between corn, cotton seed meal and cot
ton seed hulls, in which the latter pro.
duced vastly better results.
And yet until year ago cotton seed
hulls wers used as fuel for engines or
cast away as worthless. OF all the plants
that grow cotton is the miracle, and its
wonders are not yet tried It's little
black wrinkled seed is as full of meaning
as an old Hebrew verb. Atlanta CoRstitg,
ten.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-07-31
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
CONCERNING MOTHS.

"The damage by moths is done when
the millers begin to fly" explains the
Upholstery Trade Regieo, ''as their very
presence indicates the absence of the
worm" Carpets are seldom troubled
with moth worms except where hatched
in dark, unprotected space, and where
it is moderately warm. Nearly all the
trouble from moths emanates from the
furniture, the burlap inside the outer COW
ering being their best field for work,
where they can be free fiom annoyance
and find plenty to eat. Many furniture
dealers realize their danger, and cleanse
the burlap used with naphtha The au-
thority quoted says: "Cleansing carpets
by the naphtha process is regarded as the
surest and most satisfactory where is the
slightest suspicion of moth eggs or worms.
1t is especially adapted to pile carpets.
Caution should be exercised as to the
purity and clearness of the naphtha used
and the thorough extraction of the grease,
else the dirt adheres more easily than be-
fore. Where carpets are to remain in
storage some time the odor can be left il
the carpet. A more thorough cleansing
can be assured by having the carpe
beaten first. A surface application o
naphtha will drive the impurities through
the article to be absorbed by that which
is under it."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-07-31
British BnlIding Socleties.

The number of building societies in
England and Wales is, according to a re-
cent report, about 944 havinga member
ship of over 800, 900 and share CAPT,
tai Of S94, 81, $50. The receipts for one
year were over $50, 900, 900, and the So
cieties held securities valued at $3.50,
600, 600. In Scotland the societies are
reported to have membership of over
IL, 900, with share Inst valued at over
$4 O45, 900, while they held securities to
the value of So, 1854, , 105. In Ireland
such societies have made less progress,
and q membership Of only eb8S is re.
portsd,--Mw Yerk Sun,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-07-31
THE RAIN SPIRIT.

Seel The night without is very lonely,
Moon and stars and all their luminous train
have fed
Darkness rules the earth, and darkness only;
kain-drops fall like tears above the dead;
Yet in many voices
Comes a sweet refrain,
The utterance of n spirit sad but tender
The Spirit of the Rain.
Weary seems the Spirit; his accents falling
Well might be the language grief and pain
employ;
Yet with voice of wailing he is ever calling
On the distant future for benisons of Joy;
Though its tones are mournful,
Sweet may be the strain;
Wondrous are his tidings, though the tones
breathe sadness
The Spirit of the Rain.
Gentle is his mission; through the brown
earth stealing,
Seeking there the tiny seeds that grow to
perfect flowers;
To their dreary prison the Spirit goes reveal
ing
biN'ipun iNsuIIGtllOn UldU comes with
sun-fed hours
Bids them wait in patience
Summers royal reign;
OF world transfgured, low the Spirit whis-
pers-
The Spirit of the Rain
Drawn are all the curtains; close and warm
our dwelling;
From the glowing fireside no restless foot
steps roam;
For the Spirits accents to our cold hearts are
telling
The secret of the fireside, the wondrous
charm of home;
Listen to the story
Told upon the pane,
Told like sweetest music by heaven-born
spirit
The Spirit of the Rain.
Mary +. Vdndyke, in Harper's Bazar.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-07-31
TO KNIT A PATCH INTO A STOCKING.

When the knees of a child's stocking
becomes much darned it is almost use
less, as it constantly breaks into holes
again, and is always ugly. The follow
ing plan of mending will be found very
much superior to a darn, and is quite
imperceptible. Decide what size patch
will be required. Cut the stocking care
fully across the top and bottom of the
patch, taking care to cut along one row
of the knitting As the stocking is knit
from the top it will be necessary, if
ribbed, to begin at the top of the patch.
Rip row or two till all the stitches are
clear of broken threads. Do not break off
the threads at each side, but cut them in
the centre. Pick up all the stitches along
the top of the patch. Now clear the
stitches at the bottom of the patch. You
will have to cut the thread sometimes
to get it free of the stitches if
the stocking is ribbed, but al
ways leave threads at each at least
an inch long. Now cut out the patch,
keeping it about one-half an inch narrower
on each side than the piece you intend
to knit in. Ravel out this one-half an
inch on each side, leaving the ends as
they are. Be sure to stop ravelling so
that the sides of the patch will be quite
even. Now knit backward and forward
as many rows as you have taken away.
Turn the stocking wrong side out and
lay the stitches you have just knit beside
the stitches you picked up at the bottom
of the patch and knit them together, as
in the heel of a stocking. Sew up each
side of the patch, keeping the rows per-
fectly even, and keeping all the loose
threads ON the wrong side; take darn
ing needle and run each thread to the
right or left of the patch. II the stock
ing is knitted plain, you can begin at the
bottom of the patch and knit up, which
is, of course, neater as the join is out OF
sight, being near the top OF the stocking,
-YdHkee BLADE.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-07-31
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Lemons will keep best in a jar of cold
water.
Vinegar and sugar mixed will cure HE
coughs.
Carriage varnish is an excellent cement
for china.
Castor oil beans dropped in mole holes
will drive away the moles.
A marble dropped in a kettle will pre-,
vent the contents boiling over
A bag Of sulphur kept in drawers OF
presses will eXterminate red ants.
A good cement for mending broken
pottery can be made Of starch, plaster OF
Paris and glycerine.
Whole cloves sprinkled among wooden
goods and furs will preserve them from
the depredations of moths.
To mend small holes in plastering, take
one part of plaster OF Paris and three
parts of fine sand, and mix with cold
water.
A plaster Of common soap and brown
sugar applied to a wound made by pin
or other poisonous articles will draw out
the soreness.
A thick mixture of glycerine, yolk OF
an egg and starch, is am cifectual remedy
for a burn. Common baking soda, spread
on thick, is also good.
Mustard plasters made with white OF
an egg win not blister the skin. If mixed
with molasses, mustard plasters will remain
moist long time.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-07-31

Five Indians recently appeared as wit
nesses in a land case at Los Angeles, Cal. e.,
one of whom, Juan Sabera, claimed to be
one hundred and twenty years old, and
said he was twelve years of age when the
San Gabriel Mission was founded. An
other one of the quintet was Juan Cal
mila, whose years numbered one hundred
and fifteen. The other members of the
group were Francisco Apache, one hun
dred and five; Ramon Largo, one hun
dred and four, and Harahisjo Cabojon,
who was mere boy of eighty.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-07-31

The frame for an ordinary three-pane
screen, five or six feet in height, can bt
made of pine for about two dollars. a
smooth covering of gray or ecru batistt
joined and overlapped along the centei
of the edges by row Of small tacks with
round brass heads, makes a neat and ser,
viceable screen for dining-room or hall.
The panels may have a design of nastur-
tium vine with crimson and yellow flow,
ers trailing from the top, painted on the
panels so as to seem continuous growth
and interlacing. This for one side the
other can have a painted border at the
top of the panels, five inches deep, of
mottled ground, nasturtium-leaf green
and crimson, with many lines of gold
touched along, and line of gold below
to finish the border. Discs and half
circles in groups of three interlaced can
be powdered over the panels. Outline
them with gold after the background,
the same as the border has been painted.
Some or the single crescents need only
be outlined in gold, as the idea of heavi-
ness must be avoided. Small lines of
gold-Japanese sky-lines as they are
called-may be streaked across above the
border at the bottom. One must try the
effect of their colors and combinations
on bit of the linen or batiste, and in
troduce these sketchy effects with judg-
ment and discretion. Housewife.