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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09
Kansas, unexamplea CROWN.

Kansas has abolished the saloon. The
open dram-shop traffic is as extinct as the
sale of indnlgences. A drunkard is a
phenomenon. The barkeeper has Joined
the troubadour, the crusader the mound
builder. The brewery, the distillery and
the bonded warehouse are knoIn only to
the archaologist. 1t seems incredible that
among population Of ZOO, 900, extend
ing from the Missouri river to Colorado,
and from Nebraska to Oklahoma, there is
not place which the thirsty or hilarious
wayfarer can enter, and laying down a
coin demand his glass of beer. This does
not imply that absolute drought prevails
everyw here, or that ''socal irrigation" has
entirely disappeared. But the habit of
drinking is dying out. Temptation being
removed from the young and the infirm,
they have been fortified and redeemed.
The liquor seller. being prescribed, is an
Drinking, being stigmatized, is out of fash
ion, and the consumption Of intoxicants
has enormously decreased. Intelligent
and conservative observers estimate the
reduction at 80 per cent; it cannot be less
than 70.
Prohibition prohibits. The prediction of
its opponents has not been verified; immi-
grafton has not been repealed, nor has capt.
tai been diverted from the State. The
period has been one of unexampled growth
and development. ingalls, IN the
F67aDa
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1t was at Chester, Pa, IN red hot Re-
publican stronghold, and at Republican
convention that the brethren discussed the
pro and con of the late Supreme Court de-
cision, touching the liquor licenses, and the
brethren, we are panied to say, were not
all of one mind, not if the wicked news
papers tell the truth. But they agreed at
last, to eensure the Supreme Court ofcourse?
Well no, not that exactly, but to throw the
motion of ceDsure under the table, and ii
the report isn't too highly colored, the
mover of the resolution came very near be-
Jig pitched under the table with it. And
that's the party behind the prohibition
move that is to make Ser GO is it Well,
we'll.
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9Narried.

MITCHELI.-STANLEY July ii. 1882
by Rev Mr. Davis, of Cedarville church, Elisha
Mitchell, of Warrington, and Sarah Ann stan
ley of Fenwick.
DARIUS-DENBY-Atth the parsonage OF Inc
First nj. b. Church, Salem, July 18th, by Rev
G. f. Downs, Richard Darius and Sadonia
Denby, of Quinton township.
SIMPKINS-POWEL L-At the parsonage OF
the First NJ T.. Church, Salem, Jnly l1tb, by
Rev c, f. Downs, William ii. Simpkins, OF
Ouinton, and Edith j. Powell, of Millyille.
MORGAN VALENTINE July 10Th by
Rey. W. III. Burrell, at his residence. AZ Cooper
street, Camden Mir. samuel Il. Morgan, OF
Daretown, to Miss Anna NJ. Valentine, of Mill
Vile
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1ied

JJSTICE-At Redwood, August 3D. Drusa
NJ Heritage wife of Nicholas j. Justice, aged
81 years and months.
COLSON-At Mulliea Hill, ON sth month,
5tb. of malignant diphtheria, Jonathan, son of
William Nj. and Margaret ii. Colson, In ms
10Th year.
CLARK-In Quinton township, George r.,
child of George and Georgeanna clark, aged .
months.
FIsHER-In Elsinboro, July sth, Thomas
Fisher aged Sc years,
FOX-In salem, August I'd, Henry Fox, IN
his 18th year
IEONARD--In Salem, August Sd, Richard
Leonard, aged % years.
CooK-In Salem, August 9Th, Herbert, child
of Matthias and Lille Cook, aged 10 months.
Is IAWRENCE-In Upper Alloways Creek,
August 3d. Thomas YorSe, child of Oscar II !.
and Fannie V. Lawrence, aged months and
days.
WRIGHT-In Upper PENIS Neck, suddenly,
George W right, in his 18th year.
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aEe Ye Therefore s,ere,fu1..


Il am sometimes asked, Why do you
spend SO much of your time and money in
talking about kindness to animals, when
there is so much cruelty to men?' And I
answer, we are working at the roots.
Every human publication. every lecture,
every step in doing or teaching Kindness
to them, is step to prevent crime--a step
in promoting the growth of those qualities
of haart which will elevate human souls,
even in the dens of sin and shame, and
prepare the way for the coming of peace
on earth and good will to men.
"There are hundreds Of thousands of
parents among the depraved ana criminal
classes of this country whom no child can
be taught to love, or ought to be. There
are hundreds of thousands of homes where
the name of the Almighty is never heard,
except in words of blasphemy. But there
is not child in one of those homes that
may not be taught in our public schools to
feed the birds and pat the horses, and en-
joy making happy all harmless creatures
II iheets on Tue street, ana so DC uOinS acts
of kindness forty times day, which will
make it not only happier, but better, and
more merciful i'll all the relations of life.
''As the advocate of the lower races,
declare What believe cannot be gansaid
that just so soon and so far as we pour
into ali our schools the songs, poems and
literature of mercy towards these lower
creatures, .jast so soon and so far shall we
reach the roots not only Of cruelty but OF
crime. y Geo. z, ANGEL.
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Intelligent Testimony.

William Sunday, the baseball player,
said in recent speech at Pittsburg: "My
occupation for the past few years has car
ried me over large portion of the United
States. have been close observer, and
have noticed that in communities where
the sale of liquor is prohibited, either by
State laws or local option, there is the
greatest prosperity, the greatest happiness
and the nearest equality among the people.
There are some people who are slow to see
the virtue Of this movement for temperance.
Why this is SO is a mystery to me. There
are men coming in here to talk for prohi-
bition who come from States where it has
been tried. They have lived under it and
like it. Is not that proof of its virtue! |
have lived in Iowa under license and I'M
der prohibition, and | say of my own
knowledge that Iowa was never more pros
porous than she is to-day. What has done
that? Prohibition
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State Geologist George II. Cook, of New
Brunswick, reports a number of interest
ing discoveries in fossils recently made.
other remains of prehistoric days, several
fossil fishes have been discovered at Boon
ton, and in a quarry at Belleville two
skeletons of an animal greatly resembling
the horned toad of the western plains.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09

Mr.. Lorin Blodgett, the well-known sta
of Philadelphia to be ,223, 000 based on
the recent assessment Of voters at the late
election. He also states, from reliable
data, that the wooden mills of Philadelphia
consume over 100, 900, 600 pounds of wool,
and that about one-third OF all the wool
prodnct Of this country is marketed in
Philadelphia.
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One of the largest buttonwood trees in
the State stands in front Of Charles Little
fields cottage, in Eatontown. 1t was
measured recently by officers Of tie New
Jersey Geological Corps. 1t is fourteen
feet three inches i'll circumference eight
feet from the ground, and eighiy-two feet
high.
The second annual exhibition OF the
Inter-S Fair Association will be held
at Trenton on September Both and October
list, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09

There are great many things between
Heaven and earth that wise men are no
wiser about than us common folks. One
of these deep enigmas is, what is to be the
ultimate outcome of the loss of so much
natural gas? Day after day, week after
week, year after year the waste goes on
with no repair, no new supply, 50 far as
we know. Last week there was burn
ing gas well in Ontario that for three weeks
licked up eleven million feet of gas per
day, and the waste all over the country
where gas wells abound is simply wonder
ful.
A late writer in Harper's Weekly, we be-
lieve it was, specializing on this subject,
the waste of subterranean matter, says
that the time would possibly be when a
great detection of the eartli's surface
would occur somewhere between the AL
leghany and Mississippi valleys that would
wreck continent.
A late number Ounce the North Amer
scan Regiep contains an able article from
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09

If our taxpayers are paying II cents
gallon for oil (Which costs but trine over
8 cents, and is sold by the single gallon
by most merchants in town at 10 cents to
light the borough lamps, there is a profit
on each barrel. to the Councilman who
furnishes it, of about $500. If there are
seventy-five barrels used a year the profit
is about $50. 90 for oil alone. What is the
need of paying any local dealer profit OF
two cents per gallon on this article9 The
borough uses twice the quantity that any
dealer sells in year and would be an ac-
ceptable customer to any wholesale dealer
at lowest wholesale prices. Then comes
the lamps, chimneys and wicks. Does
any one outside of the Council Chamber
have any idea as to what we are taxed for
these? 1t has been said "a public Office is
a public trust" and while we do not want
to think that our Councilmen would will
lingly lend themselves to anything that
was in any way or manner not entirely
right and proper, it surely is their duty to
look into these matters, and not let their
desires to be charitable get the better of
their sense of duty to those who they are
placed there to represent. The public are
not permitted to attend their meetings,
neither are they, SO far as We know, ever
favored with any itemizeo account of ex-
penses, but the whole business is punched
as Fighting the Streets" SO much.
The people have right to inquire about
how the money paid in taxes is expended,
and we, on behalf of the people, are now
making the inquiry. Most town allow the
lowest responsible bidder to furnish the
needs of the borough, and why not in
Woodstown? Does Council not know that
it is unlawful for any member of their body
to furnish any needs for the borough for
which charge is made? Let our Coun-
cilmen consider for moment that there
are others beside them who pay taxes, and
see to it that the money raised is not al
lowed to be paid out except for value re-
ceived. If any of the Councilmen are en-
titled to pension let it be paid outright,
and not covered up in any contract.
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county ana Assembly Nomination..

1t is desirable to have nominations foI
state and county officers completed not
later than Sept. list. Therefore the county
charmen are requested to issue calls for
county and assembly conventions as soon
as practicable. Nominations for assembly
meE are to be made in every assembly dis
trict, and for State Senators in Atlantic,
Bergen, Cumberland, Hudson, Mercer,
Morris and Ocean counties.
Il. w. BURGER,
Chairman State Committee.
Bound Brook, Aug. 18th, 1889.
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We have heard people talk somewhat
like this: There's bowler Graw, irregular
fraud, what does he care for prohibition?
All he wants is to ride his hobby and get
subscribers for the Temperance Gasette. :"
That's whopper. We have known Graw
for years and years, and if there is any
thing dishonest in the man, If there is any
mean, sneaking, abject hypocrisy in
him we would have known it long ago.
Nature doesn't mask hypocrites and dis
semblers behind such face and vest as that
of DIR. Graw. DR.. Graw is all right, and
don't you for moment cease to remember
it. And others:
Il take no stock in A. Z. Billiards. de-
claration of temperance. He is simply a
Republican moss-back working Republi-
can guns behind Prohibition breast
works." That isn't SO. Ballard has a
heart as true as steel, and moreover is heart
and soul for prohibition-throngh the Re-
publican camp. We're finding no fault
with Republican Prolnbitionists, but with
Prohibition Republicans, and but very
little with them if loving Prohibition more
and the Republican party less. Ballard
deserves more credit for good, square,
honest temperance work than he will ever
secure from either his Prohibition or Re-
publican friends, but the reward will come
in the sweet bye and bye. The mission of
the MONITOR is to get such good men as
DR.. Ballard and DR.. Graw hitched up at
the same end of the team, and not one at
the tongue and the other at the sword, as
in the past.
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Prohibition Central Committee

A meeting of the State Central Commit
tee will be held in the w. G. T. U. rooms,
Trenton, August IS, at p. NJ. A full at
tendance is earnestly desired, as matters Of
supreme importance will come up for con-
sideration,
THEODORE w. BURGER. ChaiEman,
WALTER WESLEY WIEANs, See.
Bound Brook, Aug. 5th 1889.
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Either there is great deal more preach
ing and praying and such like at Pitman
Grove camr meeting than is absolutely
necessary, or else the people at home are
skimping their duty in this line dreadfully.
One or the other.
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1t does not pay mother to make her boy
shirt where she can buy one ready made
at 50cts. 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 10 inch neck to IA
inches You can also get one of same kind
for the boys father at same PRICE,. b.
Humphreys, under the Opera House.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09

Bro. Wilbur, of the Hamnaonton Mirror,
say that Senator Malone, of Virginia,
weighs but about ninety pounds, but it
must be remembered that Malone never
sat down upon Wilbur. Those who have
had that experience say the little brigadier
weighs every onnce OF ton and half
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09
Assignee's Second Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors of
IN Charles b. Ctrk, of fthe Borough of
w oodstown, Salem bounty, New Jersey that
all claims against hisestgfe must be exhibited
To the subscriber, his ssignee, under oath or
Affirmation ON or befo4F the Tenth day of Au-
gust next, 1889. being time fixed and limi-
led for that purpose byAh Orphans Court of
the County of SalerH or Ne forever barred from
coming in for Il diyddend&of the said estate;
And the. said cHditorsV Rre further notified
that list of We claint against the said
Charles h. Clark A. i'll he lid with the Snrro-
gate OF the County of saleih before the ensn-
ing October term of the Oriihan's Court of the
County of Salem, when exceptions may be
filed thereto by any person Interested
CHARLES ID. COLES,
Dated June nd, lSe9.--6-2S-1t Assigned.
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We rise to remark that the big feller is
now Governor Lowry of Mississippi. The
other chap the chap who passed over the
belt to the Governor, is one John L. Sulli-
van, late of New York city, now of-wher-
ever the law may chance to send him.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09

The liquor dealers over the State are
very much alarmed by the activity Of the
temperance people, and their agents are
visiting every city and town in the State
and showing circulars issued by the State
Association which points out the fact that
the liquor dealers interests are in jeopardy,
and that unless immediate and decisive
steps are taken all the fruits of the victory
of year ago will be lost. 1t is set forth
that the opponents of the liquor men are
making determined effort to capture the
Legislature, and that unless something is
done Immediately it will be successful.
Local option will ruin the business, and
this is the object of the opponents of the
present order of things. 1t is strongly
urged that the liquor men band together
and form clubs, which will act in conjunc-
tion with the State Association, and that
steps be taken Immediately to send repre-
sentatives to the State Convention, which
it is proposed to hold in the near future.
The Board of New Jersey Prison Inspec-
tors, at its meeting on Wednesday, consd-
cred the bids for the convicts' labor under
piece-price system, the old contracts all
expiring before Oct. 81. Contracts so far
have been allotted to Powell e Bro. for
hosiery and Lynn & Petit for cocoa mat
ting.
The Democratic State Convention will
De held in Taylor's Opera House, Trenton,
on September 10th.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09

Now that Governor Lowry has side
tracked the big fellow Sullivan, couldn't
he manage in some way to abolish that
other aflliction, the mother-in-law There's
big money in it, Governor, so get move on
YOU.
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0Uananlakerrs

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 a store
full of.
JOIN WANAMAKER.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09

Governor Lowry-Here's to you in
blocks of five. Put John Lawrence Sulli-
van where it will do the most good, and
remember us to Mike.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE W. C. T. u,
OF WOODSTOWN. N. .

OFFICERS or THE SALEM COUNTY woMAS's CHRIST
Ian TEMPERANCE UNION:
Pres MRs REBEccA p. PATTERSON, Salem.
Cor See. MRs. II. y. CAwLEY, oodstown.
Rec. See, Mis-. o. j. GRoRF, Pennsgrove.
Treas, Mrs. MAGGIE CE1sPfN, sharptowh
OFFICERS " c. T. L, wooDsTowN:
President, hlRs. ANNIE +. SoUDER.
Cor. Secretary. Mrs. j. W HUMPHREYS
Recording Secretary, Mrs. Ii. \. CAwLEY.
Treasurer. Mrs. DAN WARE,
OFFICERS y W. C. T. T., wooDsTowN:
President MISS JOSEPHINE MACALTIoSER.
Cor Secretary, Miss Lulu WRIGHT.
Rec Secretary. Miss MARY ANNA COLES.
Treasurer Mis-. W HARRY SMITH.
Time of meeting W c. t. L. Thursday after
noon at O'Clock.
Time of meeting Y. W. e. 7. L. Monday
evening ut 80 O'CLOCK
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09
Special.

A Shoe Manufacturing Company in an East
"A ern State are making a Ladies' Dongola
Kid Button, and also Ladies' Pebble Oil
Goat Button to sell at $.25 a pair They are
said to be all leather insoles and counters ana
no shoddy, have neatly worked button holes
and are III 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 be readily seen that they are
could otherwise do if they We're making a reg
ular line of goods. Come and see them and
save at least 25cts on pair, us they are doubt
less as good as you can get elsewhere at 81 go
L. b. iu MPHREYs, under Opera House
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09

Arrive at atlantic CltyFt51.
Leaving Salem ut $50, arriving Mt Atlantic
City at $50. Retulhing, Leave lNlantic City
at 6, arriving at BIidgeton at s.i5, bid Salem at
$40, thus giving excuisionists hours at the
"City by the Seq" one of the mtst popular
places of summerresort in this eouhtry.
Fare for the found Trip.-Froh Salem,
Woodstown, IIaI Jacksonville, Fenwick Aloway
iorketown, Dafetown, Newkirk, Bfidgeton,
Finley, Husted{ and Palatine, 81 %. Elmer,
and all other stations, 81. Children, half-price
Passengers from Monroe Harding and Union
will go in regular train and will not have to
change cars at tlassboro.
\ strong police force will be on the cars to
preserve ordeis and every one that does not
conform to the rules will be elected at the next
station. do not wish the patronage of any
that will not abide by the rules. Order will
be preserved on ali my excursions.
JOHN p BRUNA
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George La Monte.

The following we copy from the V0sce.
George La Monte, the Prohibition party
nominee for Governor of New Jersey, is
President of the National Bank of Bound
Brook, and a member Of the firm of Au-
gustine, Smith & Co., paper manufacture
ers. of New York City. Mr.. La Monte
was born in Schoharie county,N Y, Aug.
5, 1884. He was one of family of thirte en-
children, his ancestors being among the
early settlers of the State. At the age of
fifteen he began his career as district
school-teacher, and worked his way un-
aided through Union College, where he
was graduated with distinguished honors
in 1857. He went south to Virginia and
became successfully President Of the Farm
vale Female College and of the Danville
Female College. In 1865 he came to New
York and engaged in business. He is said
to have invented more improvements in
paper and paper making than any one man
in that business. Mr.. La Monte was for
merly Democrat, but joined the Prohibit
ton party in 1880. Last year he polled
1868 votes as the Prohibition candidate
for Congress in the 4th District. The
Bound Brook Chronicle, a Republican
organ, said of him at that time:
s'He has earned the success which is
browning his years, and he is as generous
as he is successful. In time of trouble the
poor of our community have never called
on him in vain, and the highest praise we
can give him is to say that he is an earn
est consistent Christian man, and we will
add this, that whoever votes for him on the
9th of November W i'll have the satisfaction
of casting vote for man who has never
stopped to mean trick and whose honor
is as clear as the noon day sum-"
Mr. La Monte is member of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09

Say Governor, where's that other fellow,
Mnldoon? Seems to US he's the worst pill
in the whole box. Pull him in, Guv.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09

Just opened, one bale of 1884 yards, yard
wide, heavy unbleached sheeting or shirt
ing muslin, at 6, cents yard. Only think
of it, 10 yards for $l.00, or s yards for
90 cents, at Humphreys store on the
corner.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09

Some people Use Witch Hazel Liniment
for all ailments. You can get a bottle con-
tanning full pint of the best for 90 cents.
at Humphreys store on the corner.
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At Private Sale.

FTNiiE stock andN xtures of the store on West
J. Avenue, latelynoccnpied by John z, Girls
pin, deceased, are Offered mt private sale
E%MARY ID. CRIsPIN,
EMMA ID. CRISPlN,
IfEWS CRISPIN,
l-IO-tt Executors j Ohm Z. Crispin decd
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-09

II you need white toilet quilt it will
pay you to see our stock. The one we sell
now at So we formerly sold at So 80. We
have some as low as 10 cents. Il. b. Hum
phreys Il Co.