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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
The Brutality of the Liquor Traffic.

The tendency to dehumanize those en-
gagged 10 it is one of the most striking Pc
caliarlties of the liquor traffic. No right
is too sacred for it to trample under foot.
This is to be expected from the class of
who are toagh-skinned enough to sell
liquor in the face of the deep-seated pub
lie conviction of the infamy OF the business,
still it occasionally shocks US to see to what
depths of infamy it can sink.
In the case Of the Johnstown disaster, in
the presence of death in such ~frightful
forms, we might expect that even the most
brutal of the men who are 10 this business
would hesitate to food the town with Ii
quor, and fire the passions, and almost GER
tainly add riot and inhuman pillage to the
CHASTITY spectacle of ruin. But that would
be too much to expect from men who habit
ually smother their sympathies and violate
every law of God and ma The NewYork
Sun thus describes the peril in which the
town was placed by sending in large guam
titles of liquor to be sold Illegally.
f'Thus far the military and civil author
tiles have been able to maintain fairly good
order and to prevent any outbreak APP
preaching a riot. To-day, however, whisky,
which has heretofore been pretty well kept
out of town since the food, has found its
way into town in large quantities. 1t is
said that a lot of 1t was brought up from
Pittsburg yesterday afternoon, and has been
sold on the sly. One cannot go about the
town without frequently seeing bottles of
it passing from hand to hand. If general
drunkenness among the laborers is added
to the difficulties which the peace authori-
ties nave to control, their labors will be
much increased, and the prevention Of at
least incipient rioting will be almost i'm
possible"
The doctors are undoubtedly able to fur
nisll all the stimulants that may possibly
be needed by the sufferers, so that bringing
in these large quantities of liquors is not
only unnecessary but, under the circum-
stances, absolutely brutal.-Toic
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12

At the grand gathering of Prohibitionists
at the National Prohibition Park, Staten
Island, on the recent Fourth Of July, it was
the sense Of the meeting that the party
would make no barter with license, high
or low, form no temporary or permanent
alliance with the Democratic or Republi-
can organizations for local advantages
The hypocrisy OF the Republican party in
its ~threadbare and tiresome pretense of be-
ing the best temperance party" was alluded
to as evidenced by the recent fiaseo in Mas
s~achusetts, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island,
and it was resolved to ignore that party in
future, and to fight the devil and liquor
uncompromisingly and without quarter.
Mrs. Mary T. Latbrop, President of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, of
Michigan. made a speech in which she called
attention TO the fact that since that Chris
tian gentleman. Mr.. Harrison, had become
President Of the United States, a larger
amount OF English capital had been invest
ed in breweries alone han in all other en-
~terprises during any other entire admins
tration. What was it for, she asked, and
the answer was echoed back, ITO fix the
rnIe Of Bossism more firmly than ever"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12

a half per day mean starvation, desti-
tuition, extinction. No wonder they
strike. Guess they'd accept a call for
something, If only a little more bread and
butter, a little more meal in the bag, a lit
tie more Hour 10 the barrel, a little more
pork in the tub, a little more of anything
to help exc ont a scanty living. But their
calls are of another kind. More work and
less wages.
Poo- fellows, we pity them most sincere
". True some OF them are the most aban-
doned Of men, and the wisest of them are
no better or discreet than the law allows.
Drinking rum, swearing, smoking and
chewing, striking when they should be at
work, and in the committing Of sin viola
ting nearly every command in the deca-
logue. But then they never had the sdvan-
tages of our Mr.. Society Blanks and should
not be held responsible for what they don't
know.
If we lad our way We would take some
thing off the salary Of the Mr.. Blanks all
over the land, and add it to the wages of
the poor miners, and believe the quality of
mercy would not be strained in SO doing.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12

Perhaps the shortest cut to Prohibition
pnre and simple, would be in the complete
disenfranchisment ofthe whole rum fratcr-
mtg. The politicians had no interest in the
negro until he became a voter. The Chr
nese have but small rights in this country
because they have no votes. The other
day, the Fourth Of July, a Chinaman was
fined ten dollars in one OF the petty courts
Of New York city for firing off q horse pis-
tol, and on asking "what-ee flor you tak-ee
ten dolla fun me ?" vas answered by the
little Judge, for being dangerously patri-
otic' which perhaps was the first intima-
ton the poor celestial had that the report
of a pistol in the hands of a non-yoting res
ident vas not al the sam-ee as that fun
the pistol OF a voting Mellican man. Great
country, this.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
why He Sold n

A New York Sun reporter met a man the
other day who for years kepta well-known
uptown grog shop. 'I've given up the
business; sold out and quit for good"
said the ex-saloon keeper. II couldn't
stand drunken men. Oh, | could handle
them all right wasn't afraid of them,
but the idea of taking SO much money that
deprives women and children of necessar-
les and comforts was too much for me. 1
used to see poor fellows who got ten or
twelve dollars a week come in of a Satur-
day and blow in half their earnings, and l
knew it meant distress for Woodworking
women and innocent children. | couldn't
keep on taking their money. 1t broke me
up"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12

The Prohibitory features Of the Brooks
law in Pennsylvania were tolerated by the
liquor power in order to defeat Prohibi-
ton. Now that they have served their
purpose, it may be expected that they viii
one by one be swept away. Already there
have been decisions of the Supreme Court
that compel the issuing of licenses to a
large mum Der VIII o. had been prohibited,
not by the amount of the license fee, but
by the discretion of the License Court
judges. Further concessions may be ex-
pected. Movements are on foot to substi-
tute judges in Philadelphia and Pittsburg
who will be more acceptable to the liquor
dealers, and the prospects are that soon
Pennsylvania much-vaunted High lii
cense law will be only an ordinary dram
shop measure.-Votce
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12

Rev. Mr.. -, Of has accepted a
call to a wealthy Reformed Church in
s.. y. Y.
Two hundred miners employed at Port
Dram. Morris county, have struck against
a reduction of ten per cent. in their wages.
In running over the MONITOR exchanges
the other day the above twin TENS caught
our eye.
The one at the head OF this article is as
much alike the other rs two peas. except
that we have omitted the name of the pas
tor mentioned and the place. In other re-
spects it is an exact duplicate of the origi-
nal.
So Mr.. Blank has accepted a call to a
wealthy church, has he. we mentally quer-
ried. How kind of him, what a sacrifice,
how understanding.
Then we thought of the poor, impover-
ished church he had left, perhaps, and how
hard they had tried to keep the current ex-
penses Of the church on a dead level and
pay the PASTORS salary, taxing even poor
washwomen and eventy-fivc-cent-a-day la
borers to meet the demand Of the church.
Tie Church, Heavens, we apostrophised,
have a church like that? A church taxed
to death to build a nice, even handsome
edifice; to pay a high salaried preacher, a
heightened sexton, a pompous leader in the
choir and what not else?
A church obliged to resort to festivals,
concerts, excursions, picnics, earthen jars
and quite near games of chance to tide it
along from year to year in keeping up cur
rent expenses, a part including the sending
of money to heathens better off than them
selves. Did Christ ever design such a
church as this?
But here is a wealthy church and Mr..
Blank has accepted a call. He has re-
signed from the gravel train and accepted
a place among the parlor car christians.
And who wouldn't? Don't the Bible say
the rich shall nave the gospel preached to
them and why not Mr.. Blank as well as
any one else?
Good bye, now, Mr.. Blank, to plain gospel
preaching. You may not any longer call
a spade a spade, and tell the Gen. jack
sons of your fold, shat unless they repent
and be converted they will all be damned
as sure as a guinea Niger" as good old
Peter Cartwright once told his. You
dare not tell them hat God is not deceived
in the quality of that mans temperance
who talks it forty-nine and one half weeks
in the year and the last few days is mum
on the question. then dumb, them votes for
rum. Oh no, for haven't you accepted a
call to a wealthy church."
About these other fellows, the miners.
Well, they are only poor workmen and it
isn't worth the while to say much about
them. They have struck against a reduc-
ton of ten per cent. in their wages we see.
Ten per cent. off Of a dollar and
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
prohibition state Convention.

The Prohibition voters of the State o
New Jersey in the various counties, are re-
quested to meet in their townships and
wards, and choose delegates to their county
conventions. By a resolution of the State
Central Committee it was requested of you
that in your county conventions delegates
be chosen to a state convention to be held
in the Grand Opera House at AsbGry Park,
on Thursday, July 18th, at 8 o'clock, p. NJ,
and continue two days. Said convention is
for the purpose OF nominating a candidate
for governor to be supported at the ensu-
ing election, and for such other business as
may be brought before it. At your county
conventions you will also choose three per-
sons to represent your county on the State
Central Committee.
The basis of representation in the State
convention, will be one delegate for every
twenty votes or fractional part thereof,
cast for governor in 1886. The chairman
of each County Committee will promptly
attend to this matter, and it is requested
that your county conventions be held at
the earliest moment, and that a correct
list of delegates, duly authenticated, be
mailed to the secretary, at Bound Brook,
N. ]. This is very necessary as the con-
~vention under the call will contain nearly a
thousand persons, and a complete list will
aid very materially the work of the conven-
ton. Signed,
CoRTLASDT l.. PARKER, Chairman.
WALTER WESLEY WINANs, Sec'y.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
salem Comfy prohibftionIsts

The Prohibitionists Of Salem county are
hereby requested to meet in their respec-
tive townships and appoint delegates to at
tend the State Convention, to be held in
Educational Hall, Asbnry Park, commence
ing July 18th, at 3 o'clock, 7. NJ.
Each township is entitled to m dele
gate for every twenty votes, or fraction
thereof, cast for Governor in 1896. 1t is
earnestly hoped that each township will
elect a full set of delegates, and send their
names to the County Secretary not later
than July 18TH
May the spirit of the Fathers OF 10 per-
wade us, that we may rise and free our
selves from the tyrants rum and bribery,
by helping the only party free from these
curses.
JESSE T. BoBIsE,
County Secretary.
Salem. Y. J., July Sd, 1859.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
oyytcxgs or THE sALEx COUNTY woxASsC HErsT-
IAx TEMPERANCE UNION
n saloon should hOose For Ny
Roy,


Not palace ali gilded without.
And furnished and FURNISHED within,
With the splendor of ga=jet and gold
The silly young costing TO win
But tumDle-down. rakish, low den,
sci down in the fens and the boys,
Where The ducks feed on leeches and worms,
And swim TO the music of frogs
The Shanty I'd plaster all Ger
with pictures and posters to suit:
With reptiles, hobgobiins and ghouls
And monsters Of demon and brute.
Here Murder should bare her red arm.
And flourish her pistol and blade;
There Famine and Madness and Shame
should publish the fruits of "the trade
Ger the door OF this chosen saloon,
In flaming red letters I'D tell,
With serpents e~nwreathed in each fold,
aBescare Of This entrance 10 He'll"
Joe StUdrty. in Voice.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
Never settled Un,il settled R,xnt.

The following is from this weeks issue
of the Salem Standard, and is significant as
showing the advanced view being taken by
~tutional amendment question.
The public mind, when personal interest
is an important factor in the result, moves
slowly to the permanent settlement of all
great questions. THIS is OF necessity to the
case because of the opposing forces at
work, and the consequent division Of popn-
lar sentiment. But the cause of right,
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12

Miss Frances Z. Willard, the president
of the National Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, has issued an address to the
officers and members of that organization
paying a tribute to the womanly virtues Of
the late Mrs. Lucy Webb Hayes and cali
ing especial attention to the great good she
accomplished in the Temperance cause. The
address asks that memorial services be held
by every local union on Sunday July %.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
Assignee's Second Notice.


A Shoe Manufacturer Company in an East
"A ern State are making Il Ladies', Dongola
Kid Button, and also IL Ladies' Pebble Oh
Goat Button to sell at $I.25 a pair. They are
said to be all leather insoles and counter ana
no shoddy, have neatly worked hutton holes
and are in every respect, SO far as ca,ii be seen,
a big trade for the price. As the makers make
nothing else, either higher or lower price than
this grade, il can he readily seen that they are
offering much more for a given price than they
could otherwise do ii they were making n reg
uiar line of goods. Come and see them and
save at least 25cts ON II pair, rs they are doubt
less as good as you can get elsewhere at I'll 80.
Z. b. HUMPHREYS, under Opera House.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
Salem. \. j. July ID, 1883

A newspaper editor of the fl rst concern
school gave ihe other day a ten line notice
OF the death Of the lamented Mrs. Hayes,
and a six column leader on the kilrain and
Sullivan fight. But wasn't it good of him
to mention Mrs. Hayes at all
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12

Chaplain McCabc says: ''The Johns
town tragedy has this compensation. 1t
gives AS a measure Of the ruin Of the rum
traffic for a single month. | would rather
see my boy swept down the dark waters of
the ~Conenangli than 10 see him borne
away from home and hope and heaven ON
the food-tide Of intemperance."
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
OUR SCHOOL o

We have a selected stock, good and
durable. Call in and take Il look,
no matter whether you buy OF not.
we will be pleased to show you any
you may want for future needs.
You will find the prices the lowest,
and fair dealing with everyone our
motto.
We propose to meet your wants
in all the latest styles ofgood goods
in the shoe line that can be pro-
duced. The best
5000 LADIES SHOE
In the market, for style, quality of
material, workmanship and fit, can
be seer at the shoe store under the
Opera House.
Those who are looking for Boots
and Shoes should be particular to
see our lines this season, they are Of
more interest than ever before.
DO YOU WANT
A real good Ladies Shoe for a lit
tie money? If SO, we have in stock
a Ladies Pebble Goat, button, solid
leather throughout, worked button
holes and flexible sole, for $50.
These goods make friends with all
after being once worn.
E. b. HUMPHREYS,
Woodstown. N. ].
New Store Under the Opera House,
]. NELSON CURRY, in Charge.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
Secretary Rusk has vigorously protestet

Secretary Rusk has vigorously protested
against the decision of the New Jersey
State officials TO raise the Quarantine
against pleuro-pneumonia, which he says
is now confined to the immediate vicinity
of Jersey City. In case the local quaran-
tine is raised, however, the Secretary gives
notice that he will at once establish and
enforce national regulations.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12

Two of Dupont's powder mills, near
Wilmington, Del, exploded with terrific
force on Friday evening. There were
about three tons of giant powder in each
mill, and both buildings were shattered to
fragments. No one was killed.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
Plants For Sale.

CABBAGE, Tomato, Cauliiower, Beet, Egg.
~ Pepper, and all other kinds OF plants IN
season. All the best varieties. Grown from
Landreth's seeds. Call and see them before
purchasing elsewhere. ISAAC b. COLES
Greenhouses, Mill street, South Woodstown.
Aprl93m
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12

President Harrison has issued an order
prohibiting the sale Of liquor on the camp
grounds of the District National Guards at
their coming annual encampment. The
camp is to be established on the Govern
meDt reservation at Fort Washington, on
the Potomac river, about ten miles below
Washington. 1t was originally intended
by the Commander of the National Guards
to permit the establishment of a canteen,
where light drinks might he sold, but a
delegation from the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union called upon the Presi-
dent and entered protest with the result
above stated.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12

In all varieties. Our prices, it is
needless 10 say, are always as low
as the lowest. Hunt up the cheap
est you can find in city or country
and give us a chance to put our
styles and prices in competition.
Come and see our stock. A visit
or a look does not involve a pur
chase. We are glad to show TO
lockers or to purchasers.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
Putting Ii Plainly.

Suppose / had at this time before me an
audience of saloon keepers. their wives and
children. Suppose l call one of their boys
to this platform, and, after passing my
hands a few times over his head, | could
make just such changes in his physical,
mental and moral nature in five minutes
as the saloon will surely make in FIVE
months, or five years Suppose l could by
passing my hand over him, blunt his intel
lect, destroy his health, plant disease with
in him, cloud his judgment so as to unfit
him for any useful occupation, scar his
conscience, paralyze his will, harden his
heart so as to estrange him from home and
friends, take away every vestige of self
control, self-love, love of home, OF friends,
love of industry, in fact all desire for the
good of mankind. Suppose | could thus
stand before such an audience and in five
short minutes could destroy his health,
infame his eyes, and pickle his brain,
and tan lis stomach, and rot his bow
els, and poison his blood, and kindle
the fire Of hell on his tongue and in the
throat, and the fires of the second death Oh
the lips and checks that are fair and inno-
cent tonight, and should thus exhibit this
son to an audience even of saloon keepers,
a driveling idiot, or raving maniac, while
screaming wives and mothers tainted at
the terrible spectacle. Infatuated men
would leap from their seats and catch my
throat and tear my body, limb from limb.
And they would do simple justice to one
who would thus destroy innocent child
hood.
Yet this is a plain history of what the
saloon is doing to our boys daily. Day
and night this process IS going on, ONE
times through a thousand dollar funnel
called high license; yet the same poison as
through a hundred dollar funnel. This
work is under the protection Of law, and if
We protest We are called fanatics. --SeEected.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12

AfIlVc " AtIantlc CITY, F.Jj.
Leaving SalenJ at $50, arriving at Atlantic
City at 9.sa. Returning, Leave Atlantic City
at 6, arriving a~t9'ridgeton at SIS, and Salem at
$40, thus giving excursionists $ HRurs at the
'City by the Sea- one of the moN popular
places of sum uher resort in this country.
Fare for the Round Trip.-From Salem.
Woodstown, Harfisonville, Fenwick, Alloway,
Yorketown, Daretown, Newkirk. BrNgeton,
Finley, Hu3ed and Palatine, sl.25. Elmer,
and all othef stations, u. Children, haltprice.
Passengers from Monroe, Harding and nion
will go in regular train and will not haye to
chan c carr at Glassboro.
Astrong police force will be on the cars to
preserve order, and every one that does not
conform tothe rules will be elected at the next
station. l do not wish the patronage of any
that will not abide by the rules. Order will
he preserved on all my excursions.
JOHN r. BRUNA.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12

That we have ever had; bought for
CASH direct from MANUFAC-
TURERS, which we sell for the
LOWEST 20 iBLE PRICES.
Also a fine lot of GENTS HAND
SEWED CALF Boots and Shoes
of the latest styles, unequaled in
quality and guaranteed to give good
sernica
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR
SPRING GOODS!


We have just opened our New
Spring Clothing, and are inclined to
think there is no store in South
Jersey that can show a stock OF
equal variety and excellence. While
we have all kinds suited to MEN,
YOUTHS, BOYS, and CHILD
Rem, we have given Dur best at
tention to the
VERY LATEST DESIGNS
In Cut, Style, Make and Finish of
Young Gents Nobby Dress Suits
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-07-12
HEADQUARTERS FOR
BOOTS AND SHOES!

We do not propose to write a
lengthy article, telling you that we
have better goods than others, but
we do propose to present before the
public the finest and best stock of
LADIES'.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-01-29

Rochester Post-Express Wall
paper men do not have to wait for
cold weather for a frieze.
-Norristown Herald A young
man can't take his girl out skating
this winter, but he can let her slide.
Jewellers Weekly: The boy won
ders what makes the watch 60, the
man wonders what makes it stop.
-Atchison Globe: Some people
make a dollars worth of trouble in
accomplishing five cents worth OF
good.
Boston Post "Love is generous
sings the poet, but nevertheless there
is more or less Cupid-ity connected
with it.
--Martba's Vineyard Herald :
Working the growler-Making your
husband hang out the clothes on d
freezing wash day.
-Terre Haute Express: "Our dear
sister, said the pastor, "has gone Ia
better land-that is. if there lie any
better land than can be fund right
here in the Missouri bottoms"