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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-30

out at the door. Mccartney is just now IN
prison. but be has been at various times a
Treasury department expert agent of the
Secret Service, artist, mule driver, cattle
dealer, saloon-keeper, and machinist. lie
is said, but probably the story should be
taken with a grain Of allowance, to have
made plate in two weeks that it takes
most workmen six months TO finish.
Half the improvements in the genuine
bills have been the suggestion of counter
feiters. The little silk thread woven into
the bill, which is still supposed by many
people to be proof against counterfeiting.
was the idea of Tom Ballard, notorious
counterfeiter, now doing a thirty-five years
sentence in Albany.
1t is really remarkable that such fear
fully long sentences have not retarded
counterfeiting, but they have not. | saw
a counterleiter sentenced three years ago
at Louisville, to twenty years imprison-
ment He was nearly eighty years old,
scared and SCARED by chemical poisoning,
and yet he received his sentence without
fiinchng He had played his cards and
lost.
The connterfeiting of paper money is
principally limited by the expense of the
necessary plant. A plate for genuine
bill costs about 81 500 and the counterfeit
er if he be not his own engraver, must pay
fas more for it. Then lie must provide an
expensive plate press, ink, paper and
other necessaries. These can only be oper-
ated where every possible danger of inter-
ference is as nearly met as possible. Thus
the business becomes blasted monopoly,
as one may say.
The accidental publication of the fact
that the name of Miss Nettie Tanner, a
clerk at the Pension agency in this city,
has been temporarily dropped from the
rolls, with a dozen others until another
appropriation became available, invites
attention to the fact that that Jealous gen.
tleman, Corporal Tanner, has two daugh-
tiers feeding at the public trough. For
public official, who has only been in office
since April, this is doing very well. If the
Commissioner of Pensions had more
daughters of the age necessary to hold Of
fee, he might be entitled to less credit,
but it appears that he only has these two
and in his humble way he has done the
best he could. 1t is said that only his
wife's refusal has prevented her appoint
ment as clerk in the Pension Office.
That the Government university makes
inadequate provision for its professional
employees is evinced in the case of the
supervising architect of the Treasury de-
partment. The present incumbent was
only induced to accept the position with
the understanding that he would be al
lowed two days each week to attend to his
own business in Philadelphia, thus retain
lag the better part of his private patron
age.
WESTON
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In conversation with the publishers Of
the Bridgeton Egentng Neacs the other day
in regard to the rumored change of policy
soon to be made in that sheet, they said !:
soar purpose is to make the Meas clean,
out-spolSen independent, local option, Re-
publican newspaper,-a paper that will
speak for the masses aud in the interest Of
the masses ON all live issues Of the day
We believe in prohibition as much as ever,
even more than ever-believe it the posi-
BILE, probable and practicable solution of
the great temperance question, a question
of infinitely more Importance than that Of
any mere party policy or impoicy now be-
fore the people for solution, or likely soon
to be.
"We believe the mission of the Republi-
can party of this State is to emancipatc its
just as fast and just as effectively as the
people will permit it TO do so. We under
stand the policy of the Republican party
on this line is to give the people local OPP
son that constitutional prohibition is net
just at present possible Further on, when
the people are educated up to it and ready
to give it their support at the polls, they
will find the Republican party at their
back, as ready to give them State prohibit
ton as it is now to give them county local
option.
"This is what we believe in and of the
Republican party in New Jersey, and be-
lieyng it, think with the Woodstown
MONITOR and other conservative prohibit
ton authorities, that the time has come
when all good and true temperance men Of
all parties should unite for the overthrow
of the one common enemy of all men and
all parties, the rum power.
''The Democracy of New Jersey, in the
year of grace, 80, have shown the same
slavish subseryicncy to the rum interests
that the National Democracy of the fifties
did to the slave interest and their slave
masters, and we believe the issue on this
question should be made so s.3arp and well
uclintu JudO oven Il iool uctu HOt GIi tHtIc-
in. We realize the contest this fall as on
the line of rum or no rum, and that either
the Republican party with its prohibition
policy will succeed, or we shall have the
domination of the saloon interest By the
Democratic leaders as in the past. 1t will
be one or the other as the Prohibitionists
cannot elect their candidates, and there
tore we think all true temperance men
should unite with the Republicans in the
election Of 4 temperance ticket
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Unmitered in the prayer-meeting. wom-
en- prayed for the gift, or they would not
have received the gift; and when the gift
came it came to woman just as much as to
man, for the shining, wayering fame was
on the heads Of all of them.
Paul says, LET the women keep silence
in the churches" Yes. Paul does say
that; and i'll believed that Paul meant,
when he said that, what is the common in
depreciation of his meaning, would sub
nit to the apostle; would not say that
the world has outgrown the apostle. | be-
lieye in implicit and accurate and abundant
submission to inspired authority; but be-
cause am sure that the usual interpreta-
ton of that Scripture has been huge mis-
conception and blunder, declare that the
new prayer-meeting of Christian Endeayor
is in close accord with the old typical
PRAYER meeting of the New Testament, be-
cause it gives to woman holy speech; for
do you know what the meaning of the
words 'keep silence" Isl Paul says, sDo
not let the women lall, lall, lall." Don't
YOU see what he means? That is the
Greek word lali, which means to make
disturbance and contention. Paul says
never let women do that. The men had
better take that to themselves as well.
But Paul does distinctly say, "When a
woman prayeth or prophesieth, let her do
it with her head covered. y That is, ae-
cording to the custom Of the times, in de-
cent fashion. A woman may pray in the
church. Prophesying is simply foresaying
your faith in Jesus and your love for him,
and exhorting others to come to him, and
Paul distinctly admits that women find
tongue for praying and for prophesying in
the meetings of the church.
Therefore, | declare the new prayer
meeting of the Christian Endeavor is in
exact accord with the old typical prayer
meeting of the New Testament, because it
does give to woman, and insists on giving
to woman, and God grant it may forever
and continually insist on giving to woman,
holy speech. These miserable padlocks on
the gracious lips of woman ought to be I'M
locked and broken off and flung away for
ever
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1Ma,tanraker's
PHILADELPHIA. Monday, Aug. 81, lsss.
Closed Saturdays at l ?. NJ.

Ifyour buying thought is Dress
Goods, write us stating the kind
of fabric you have in mind, or
the purpose for which you desire
to use it, with the price you wish
to pay, and we will promptly
place in your hands samples of
the best we can supply at the
price. That should mean the
best anywhere, for the Wanna
maker stock of Dress Goods is
the largest and best selected we
know Of in the world. If you
do not know the technical name
of the goods, no matter: tell us
how they look to your eyes or,
how you suppose they look, and
we will find them.
Just SO of anything else; settle
on what you want, as near as
may be, and write for it.
Sporting things,
Fishing tackle,
Furnishing goods,
Toilet articles,
Millinery fixtures,
Books of every SOFT,
and the thousand other things
for home use or wear or house
decorating that we have store
full of.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
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molly speech for women.

A t the recent national convention Of the
Christian Endeavor Societies, Rev. Way
land Hoyt, d. d., said in an address on
'The New Prayer Meeting"
The New Prayer-Meeting is the prayer
meeting of Christian Endeavor, and the
reason why the new prayer meeting of
Christian Endeavor is the best is because
it is a reyersion to the old typical prayer
meeting of the New Testament.
That old typical New Testament prayer
meeting was prayer meeting which gave
holy speech to woman. Look there! What
is that? That shining, mighty, celestial,
wavering, cleaning tongue of flame! Be-
hold it! 1t is on the head OF James. Yes.
1t is on the head of Matthew. Yes. 1t is
on the head Of the son Of Alpheus. Yes.
1t is on the head of Mary. Yes. 1t is on
the heap OF Salome Yes 1t is on the
head of Mary Magdalene. Yes, yes. In
all that company there is not single head
unmitered with the celestial flame, as
much ON women's heads as on the heads of
men.
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WESTON.

The New Brunswick FREEDMAN says;
Z" I'VE must kill off Leon Albeit if We
would save ourselves, seems to be the cry
of the Democratic leaders. We must elect
Albeit if we hope to exist, shout the sa-
loon keepers of the State. Il must stand
by the saloon rabble if hope to lord it over
the people, is Abbett's secret determine
ton. Nothing changes with Leon Albeit.
He is for self first and the saloon power
next. He has grown to be mountain
weight upon the shoulders of the Democrat
ic leaders, and they will unload if they can.
1t may be that he is being led to the slaugh-
away on the political shelf"
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Why don't the temperance reform and
other respectable clements of the New Jer-
sey Democracy fix upon Major ard OF
the lNonmouth Democrat, as their eandl-
date? The Major is an honest, upright, con
scientious citizen, and loyal, true-hearted
Jerseyman, and would make candidate
of whom the Democracy might feel justly
proud.-State Gazette.
Well, now, that's tough. why don't
the temperance reform and other respect
able elements of the New Jersey Democra-
cy fix upon Major Yard as their candi-
date" we believe is the query, and if we
had been asked all at once for conun-
drum we never should have thought of
that, never Butt why don't they, sure
enougho Well, they haven't had time,
fol- one thing, then it's been hot weather,
you know, and who's going to bother
about Major Yard, or any other Major, in
hot weather?
Then the Democracy have been eff Wis
itng, too; been up to see the Messrs. State
Committee and all that, and on their way
home stopped over moment perhaps, to
wish a good morning to Mr.. l.. Albeit,
get a tip and-well, it's all fixed up now,
and when Major Yard is selected by the
New Jersey Democracy for Governor,
You'll see in another part Of the menagerie
a minister of the Gospel referee at horse
race, and Bro. Graw the head man at a
liquor dealers association meeting They
want Barrabas.
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With the Bridgeton Eceaing Ne1es made
a Republican party newspaper it will now
lead or follow in the procession of some four
or five others of the same political faith pub
lished in Cumberland county, quite enough
we should think, when the few holes to be
filled by the several pegs be considered.
On the Democratic side it is quite differ
emit. With party that manages about half
of the time to fill about half the Offices in
the county, 1t gets along amazing well with
but three newspapers to represent it. Agood
Democratic newspaper in Cumberland
county would be success, more especially
If established in Bridgetop, when the need
is most felt.
The Prohibition party of the county is
now, as it has practically been for some
time, without an organ, but is we'll suppli-
ed nevertheless with mental food by
such papers as the Voice New York; Tenn
1erance Gazette, Camden; MONITOR, Woods
town; Home Visitor, Clinton, New Jersey;
Pioneer, New York; Union Signal, Chic
ago, and most of the religions press tenn
ing the county over.
Indeed the need Of a prohibition organ for
Cumberland county has been an open ques-
tion with the party for long time, many
insisting that the money required to boil
ster up the enterprise until it conld be
made self supporting would be more
proftably expended Ia other ways, and
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1t isn't bit healthy, Bro. Editor Of the
Trenton STATE Gazette, to be cunning
with a crowd when one Of the number has
a careless way Of carrying his loaded
piece farms at port" with ''all that it i'm
plies in that gun barrel, rammed to the
muzzle. Not bit The probabilities are
ten to one that some one of the gunners III
the crowd will be shot, MANNED or killed,
before the thing gunned for Now isn't
that SO, Bro. Editor Trenton State Gazette?
Eyes" Well then hold up your piece.
General Fisk and the temperance crowd
are with you in the crowd of gunners. The
game is at the front.
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Abraham Browning, barrister, who
died at Camden last week, was one of the
best known lawyers in the State, having
within the past number Of years acquired
an immense and lucrative practice and with
it a large fortune. He many times visited
our County Courts where he was always a
conspicuous figure, partially because OF
his wide reputation and partially because
of the plain, even severe style OF his APP
parel. His court dress comprised swal-
low tail coat, with the large brass buttons,
so much in style couple Of generations
ago, with vest and pants to match. lie
was a person of more than ordinary ability
and untlring industry, and whatever he did
was well done In the death of Mr.
Browning the State loses one Of its best
citizens, and the bar one of its most dis
tinguished members.
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The Home Visitor, an excellent Prohibi-
ton newspaper, takes the Asbury Park
journal to task for saying that ''the Re-
publican party is not pledged to that,
(prohibition), nor do we think that any
number of Republicans believe total pro-
hibition practicable at present" by which
we understand the Journal to mean the
passage of constitutional amendment
prohibiting the sale and use of intoxicating
liquors, and We think the Journal right,
We are sorry. very sorry, to make this adj
mission, but, judged by the light of recent
events, are compelled to do so. There's
no use tbreshing the old straw over in an
explanation. The answer to this from
Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Massachusetts,,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, etc, is more
than sufficient, and we forbear. Let the
Visitor look up the records.
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1t has been the proud boast ofthe Amer
lean citizen that from the formation of our
Government up there has been no
such thing as q privileged class among
Us, but this can no longer be said IN truth.
The soldier now IS the one privileged
class, and Pension Commissioner Tanner
is responsible Tor it. With his eonstruc-
ton of the pension law any soldier of the
late war now living, whether bonorabiy or
dishonorably discharged, whether de-
serter or mule driver, whetherever wound
ed or never wounded, can draw a pension.
Nothing is easier All the soldier or mule
driver I'VE may be in error about the mule
driver. however, )desirnga pension has to do
is to 20 to one ofliis former comrades aud say,
sSee here, comrade. if you will swear that
| was disabled twenty-five years ago III the
army, or that my present rheumatism for
almost any other ailment) is the result of
that service, I'll swear that You also have
disabling injuries contracted in the army, y
aud the thing is done. No matter if the
aDoFe t"p Htic pNii HCeDi st'S i4oii' M
army, or had never once seen the smoke of
battle. SO they were properly enlisted the
thing is done.
Before the days of Tannerism the Gov
eminent exchequcr YVES slightly protected
against the raids of the dishonest soldier
and bis equally dishonest pension agent
none too much, it's true. but to some ex-
tent; but now the bars are let down, way
down, and just inside the fence the table
is set with most inviting spread. Last
year the pension bill amounted to $82, 000,-
000, 000 This year it will be increased to
$40, GOO 600, 600, "a jump of *2s, 600, 0OO,-
000), ard what it will be next year no man
dare now predict.
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Hum and Religion.

One Of the largest dealers IN Boston to
day has a contract for delivering 5000 gal
Ions per day for the next seven years, Sab
baths included, to be shipped to Africa, the
most of it to the banks of the Congo. What
a spectacle is that. The good ship David
Livingstone, for instance, anchors in Bos-
ton harbor to receive its cargo. While
preparations are made for weighing the
anchor we behold on its decks group Of
goodly people, young men and women con-
secrated to the cross of Christ, missionaries
going to Africa to preach the gospel. We
hear the voice of song on that deck-it is
the voice of Mrs. Deacon Giles sweetly
singing the old missionary melody across
the waters:
"Where Afric's sunny mountains
Roll down their golden sand
Now, why isn't Deacon Giles on deck
also? Why isn't he also rolling down the
golden sando Oh, Deacon Giles is rolling
the last cart load of rum into the hold
of that vessel of the thousand barrels, 10
be shipped to the traders of the Congo in
the same ship that Mrs. Giles is sending
out her missionaries on. What a spectacle
is that, my friends? Voices: Shame. ]
Then at the monthly missionary meeting
that night, Deacon Giles gets up to speak,
thanks God for the missionaries that have
gone out to Africa, not saying anything,
however, of his consignment in the hold of
the same ship as it ripples over the blue
waters across the sea- He tells the breth-
rem they ought to be grateful to God, and
to give more literally for the cause of mis-
sions, and then he sings,
"Waft, watt. ye winds the story
And you, We waters, roll,
Till. like Il sea of glory,
In spreads from pole to pole"
Now, then, this is a true picture We
cannot paint it dark enough. We never
can have victory while Bishops and Brew
ers, Ministers and Maltsters, Deacons and
Distillers, Rectors and Rectfiers, vote the
same temperance ticket.-Gen. Clinton B.
Fisk at tie National Temperance Society an
narersafy.
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Some Prohibition writers and speakers
claim that the third party vote this fall
will be larger in New Jersey than when
General Fisk ran for Governor, or in other
words will probably exceed 10000. Who
believes such nonsense? What grounds
have anybody for believing it?
In conversation with the writer once
General Fisk deplored the fact that so large
proportion of Prohibition leaders were
impracticable politicians, which meant just
no politicians at all The regret of the
General was not that the conscientious
Prohibitionist was not a willy politician,
but that he was not better acquainted with
the wiles of the politician, so as to meet
and circumvent them. The men General
Fisk most feared in his own ranks were
the impracticables making just such pre-
dictions as the above.
1t is well understood that Prohibitionists
comprise, within their party ranks, more
of the elements of true greatness, by which
we mean moral, religious, conscientious
and intellectual greatness, than any other
political party of the land. at least i'll pre-
portion to their number, and may fairly
claim what has been sneeringly applied to
the Republican party-''the God and
morality party How foolish, then, for
wild and irresponsible theorists to impose
or attempt to impose such vagaries upon
prohibitionists.
That's the way of the politicians. Time
never was, SO far as We know, that they,
Democrats and Republicans, didn't do that
very thing. 1t was predicted last year
that Cleveland would beat Harrison, and
the election before that Blaine would beat
Cleveland, and the twenty preceding
years that the Republicans were in power,
that the Democrats would beat every time,
and that's the way of politicians, wicked
politicians, but the Prohibitionsts have no
use for them. Prohibitionists can afford to
be beaten year after year, but they can't
afford to father such absurd aud lmprob-
able statements as are made by some who
should know better, or if not knowing bet
ter should be relegated to the rear.
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There is less drunkenness in the profess
sions nowadays than ever before in the
worlds history. There are fewerd drinking
clergymen, fewer drinking lawyers, fewer
drinking journalists, fewer drinking phys
icians, fewer drinking statesmen. Tenn
perance is recognized not only as n virtue,
but as an element of success in profession
al life.-Bdltimore american.
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How is it that the very name of kfenger,
or any other beer barrel baron OF the he
publican party, very nearly throws Bro.
Graw into commissions, when he can swat
low a whole lot of Gottleibs, Hans and
Hostettcrs on the Democratic side with
out a vince? How is it. Doctor.
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Iowa Republicans are still Prohibition
lists. Similarly, Iowa Prohibitionists are
still Republicans-IH Times.
Nothing slow about that. Wish we
could say the same of Jersey Republicans.
The addendum would come in all the same
then as in the above.
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oPFIcERs Y. W. c. 7. T., wooDsTowN:
President, MISS JOSEPHINE NACALTIoNER.
Cor. Secretary, Miss Lulu WRIGHT.
Rec. Secretary, NJ ISIS MARY ANNA COLES.
Treasurer Mrs. W HARRY SMITH.
Time of meeting W. c. T. U. Thursday after
noon ~ 5 O'Clock.
Time of meeting Y. W. G. T. U. Monday
evening at 730 O'Clock
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YEAR BEFORE LAST

We bought 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
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. 1T IS
THE BEST BOOT MADE. We
have yet to hear the first complaint,
but on the contrary all speak well of
them. They COST NO MORE
THAN OTHER MAKES, and you
may as well 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 a
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.
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You can't always tell what's in smoke
house by looking at the roof. Sometimes
there's more ham beneath the shadow of
white hat than brains.
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You don't see all the great mea of a
town at horse race. Some Of them stay
at home to rest the horses. 1t makes even
a horse tired to see good man at race.
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from the present outlook it is not unlikely
that this view Of the situation may impress
the party for long time to come.
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If you want to raise shoel, pillow deep
and use sash factory fertilizer (saw dust)
mixed with benzine, but it will pay about
as well to move 25.cent tubers eight or
nine miles to market and sell for quarter.