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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28
Chat About borough ana o nsnip.

Although town meeting is uear at hand,
we hear but little said about it. Doubt
less things will brighten up before next
Tuesday week.
There are several important offices to
fill, among them the Freebooter, Assessor,
Justice of the Peace, and possibly other
minor Offices that we don't call to mind.
We will be fortunate if we get as good
an assessor Mr.. Richman has been, and it's
a pity for those who pay taxes that he is
not to be continued.
We need not expect a better Freebooter
than we have had for some years past. We
viii be fortunate, if we get his equal.
We have heard but little said as to the
candidates for Justice of the Peace. We
hear, however, that Holmes wants to be
reelected, and no doubt the Republicans
OF this township will see that he gets there.
We wish we could say a word or twoin his
favor, but we cannot truthfnlly do so,
therefore we prefer to say nothing.
We nave not heard OF any candidate for
Mayor. We do hear, bat not officially, that
Mr.. Riehman don't want it any more, and
we don't blame him for it. There are two
councilmen to elect for the two whose
terms expire. and it is 10 be hoped that
those who succeed them will be al i'm
proyement. We want q better class Of
men to represent us in council.
We need some new material IN our
Township Committee-it's high time that
there was a change made.
1t Is said there are hundreds, yes more
than ten hundreds of dollars of delinquent
taxes returned under Collector Bailinger's
administration that remain unsolicited,
and no efforts have been made to our
knowledge to force the payment Of them.
It is due TO those who walk up and pay
their taxes that these d%elinquents be CON-
PEELED to pay their share. They are just as
able to pay as many that do, and should
not be allowed escape payment.
The delinquent tax list in the post office
is worth looking over n studying. 1t is
surely a motley crown from the lum-tum
swell down to the ordinary ragmufin.
Many Of those on this list have the most TO
say at our caucus meeting, do the most
shouting and take up the most room. IN
deed, to see and hear them there, you
might they paid about all the taxes.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28
Readings sou,n Jersey system.

BY next June Woodbury. will in all pro-
liability have a new railroad to Philadel-
phia with greatly reduced rates of fare and
shortened time. The new route will be an
extension Of the Camden, Gloucester ard
Mt. Ephraim Railroad from Gloucester.
The route from Gloucester to WestviIle has
already been surveyed and staked out.
The new route will run on the west side of
the West Jersey Road its entire length. It
will touch Woodbury. ON its west side.
where a junction will be made with the
Delaware River Railroad. This road will
be merged with the new line and greatly
improved in track and equipment through
out its length Of twenty miles. This will
make 4 through line from Pennsgroye to
Camden without change of ears and the
trip can be made in much shorter time
than by its present connection with the
West Jersey at Woodbury..
The new road will be under the manage
ment of the Reading, which operates the
Mt. Epbraim Road. and holds a majority
of the stock of the Delaware River Rail-
road. The Mt. Ephraim Road will be
changed from narrow to standard gauge,
and the terminal facilities of the Readings
Atlantic City Road will be used at Cam
den.
The Reading purpose to extend the new
road from Woodbury. to Mullica Hill,
where it will meet an extension of their
Williamstown and Glassboro branch, AID
thus parallel the West Jersey Road from
Camden to Glassboro.
The 50, 900 a mile deposit will be made
at Trenton, together with an application
for a charter, before the present Legisla-
ture adjourDs.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28
OF Interest TO Dos.

Mr.. James A. Bradley, Of Asbury Park,
has been putting up drinking fountains
for men and horses, and beneath some OF
them are little foot-high water troughs
Over one of these little troughs Mr.. Bradley
has thoughtfully caused to be painted a
small sign, so that no dog who has eyes
need go thirsty. The sign reads:
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28
POST OFFICE.

ONCE hours, 600 A.. N. to 500 P. M.
Office hours for money order business, 700
h. NJ. to 100 p. NJ.
MAILs-Close at 6.5j and 7.51 A. M, 1888 and
4.l5P. NJ. Arrive at 9.39 A. M, $50 and 100 P. NJ.
SALEM MAILs-Close at $40 A. M. and 30 p. NJ.
Arrive at 1858 and 4.33 p. NJ.
SHARprowN MAlLs--Close at $50 A. M, and
500 p. NJ. Arrive at 7.30 A. NJ, and 40 7. NJ.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28

The following is a list of the signers
to the application of samuel French,
Woodstown, for license, May term of
court, 1889:
Ewalt Hickman, Philip Y. Keen,
Geo. W. Barton, John L. Hughes,
Richard Gosling, John X. Deacon,
ID. b. Waddingtop, Daniel Keen,
John Holmes, Frank. +. Wallace,
James ID. Lawson, John S. Redstrake,
Michael Gafyey, Ernst Becker,
Nicholas Justice, Elton l. Rogers.
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IfreCtocu.
WEST JERSEY RAILROAD

WEST JERSE RAILROAD.
on and after October sth, 1889.
Trains going north.-T.7 and 800 A. NJ, 1913
and 4.23 P. NJ. Sundays, 742 A. NJ, and 4.53 P. NJ.
Trains going south.-9.29A. NJ, 2.47, $50 and
6. IS p. NJ. Sundays, 9.33 A. M. and q. 80 P. M.
Trains leave philadelphia.-S.20A A. NIL. 80, 40
and 5. 40 T. M. sundays SIS A. NJ and SIS P. M.
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A.iiuu .pi;VV
Permits granted for the use OF books at
trustees.
4. S. Foea. Secretary.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-02-28

~PILEsGRoyE LIBRARY AM EADIN8 ROOM.
OPEN SATURDAYS RON 800 To 900 2. NJ.
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Second story Riley's Building.
Membership fees. 81. 90
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-17

The annals of auctions would furnish
some instructive instances of the marvel
GUS changes in value brought about by
higher artistic tastes or the varying caprice
of fashion. Few, perhaps, are more stril
ing than the following: When Prussia was
in the throes of her life and death strug.
gle with France early in the present cent
ury the ladies of Berlin threw their orna
mentS of gold into their country's treas
ury, receiving in return trinkets of iron
1t WAS long before the artistic merit of this
Berlin ironwork was recognized by collect.
ors. At Il sale many years ago London
dealer strolled into an auction room Just
as some specimens of this work were
thrown on the table. Knowing nothing of
its history, but admiring its beauty, he
ventured to bid something less than thirty
shillings, and bought, as he believed, a
bracelet. Next day he sent his man to
bring home his purchase To his astonsh
ment the servant shortly returned for a
truck, and his master learned that he had
bought about two hundred weight of the
iron ornaments Of which what he had seen
produced was but sample For many
years this dealer was accustomed to make
presents Of his Berlin iron to his best Gus
toners How much of his stock he had
still on hand when the eyes of collectors
were opened has not been recorded, but
there is no doubt that what he bought so
casually would now he worth several thou
sand pounds -Blackwood's Magazine
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-17

Lucy Peters went to boarding schoo
| with the determination to make herself be
| loved by all of her schoolmatcs and teach
ers. Why should she not succeed She
| looked in the glass air,l saw Il bright, spark
| ling faced girl, with neat figure and quick
graceful notions She knew that she was
intelligent and good tempered; she Wa
confident that her judgment was better
than that Of most Of hes companions. Why
should she not become favoriJa and lead
er among them?
When she entered the classroom for the
first time her eyes passed over her com
rades with n friendly but keen scrutiny.
GLOW that girl dawdles over her desk;
She never has learned how to study.
must show her. Curls do not become that
girls face When know her shall ud
wise her to wear her hair plain"
At the end of three years Lucy Peters re
turned home. Her father came for her,
and listened to the report OF her progress
which the principal laid before him Your
daughter has studied faithfully. She las
stood usually ut the head of her class, " she
said coldly Ssh, il II girl Of high pril'
ciples,'
"You have found her afTcctionate and
eager to plcitscy' said Mr. Peters anSiously
eyes"
But the praise was cold, and the teacher
apparently was well pleased to take leave
of her admirable pupil Mr.. Peters OBJ
served, too, that her schoolmGtes showed
no grief at partin. with hncy
"HavENou no intimate friend whogn you
would like to visit you" he asked, These
girls appear to be fond of each other
They are not fond of me-" said Lucy
sadly.
Her home was in California. She had
not seen it for three years. Her mother
and the other children received her with
Joy and warm affection; but at the en- / Of
q week the household was in state Of in.
surrcction The oldest boy complained
Loudly to his mother,
SISTER Lucy won't let me alone She
said my cravats were ugly, ANA She did not
want me TO wear them; she calls my friend
Jim vulgar and insulted him, and she is
lecturiny me all day long"
The maids soon began to complain
Miss Lucy found fault with everything
that was done They could not stay to Lo
bossod by her" and 50 it was all through
the household
A year or two later she married. A feel
ing of relief came over the household. Her
husband was triumphant in the treasure
he had won.
"Poor fellow" said her father as they
drove away Lacy has but one fGult, but
how many women make wretched house
holds with that one"-Youth'sC Companion.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-17

a Traveller found himself 1T nightfall be-
fore the door Of a rude cabin OF slabs and
logs Over the door on a piece of pine
board were the words, "l.ogin for Man
and l5eest II was chilly and raining,
mud The Traveller WAS still ten miles from
his destination He dIsmounted, there
fore, and entered the ciaJin. while boy
led his horse TO an old stable near by
The hostelry had but two rooms, one in
the rear of the other This rear room was
the guest chamber. and into it the traveller
was uShered without II light soon after he
had eaten his supper of ''sody biscuits"
and salt pork
He CROPPED his way to Il bed or bunk in
the corner Then, after partially disrob
ing, he closed the door, and, tired with his
journey, was soon fast asleep
Early in the morning he awakened with
n start to find the hostess standing in the
middle of the room with big tin pan in
her hands, while she called out with pc
culiar, clucking sound. "ChclIyl chicky'
chickyr'
She had thrown the outer door open and
in rushed great flock of chickens, with H
dozen or more wadding, squawking ducks
and geese
She scattered the painful of corn all
around the iloorless room, while the fowls
scrambled and fought for it, Seeing that
her guest was looking on in open eyed
amazement, She said
Don't lot us disturb ye, mister allus
have 10 feed my chickens in here to keep
the pegs from eating up The cora Iii
shoe them ont in Il few minutes, and you
kin lay as long as you please. ~ Youths
Companion
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-17

"About twenty-five years ago" said III
old attendant in the Washington market
Several men made fortunes at catching
frogs and sending them to market, The
hind legs were cut off, skinned, washed
and, after being mildly sailed, were sent
away in barrels. Prices used TO range from
fifty to scventy-iive cents for II dozen pairs
Of legs, and, as sales were quick, there was
pile of money in the occupation
zone old fellow, blacksmith by the
name Of Weld, down in Greenbush, Me
supplied all Of New England for years
He lived by the side of very extensive
swamps that were filled with wigglers and
cattails The former furnished food for
the frogs, while the latter gave them shade
| have seen bullfrog legs that were nearly
us big as the legs of IL chicken.
"Old man Weld used to hire boys to Kill
the frogs for him, giving them five or six
cents II dozen. The frogs were so plenty
thai many of the children earned good
wages even at that small price. Weld
dressed he frogs, corned them and shipped
them TO Boston in barrels like behring's
lie kept up the business for years, and
though he slew hundreds of thousands
every year the supply did not diminish ut
Ml
by and by the prices went away down,
and as the old man had cleared about 500,
600 out of the scheme he retired, built him
self tine mansion and lived at his ease.
lie is the only man know of who got rich
by catching frogs, but have heard of sew
eral others, boston Globe.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-17
Ihre. Rlnas o. Amerisan !Nesre....

4AEE& AA1ut OF EAMNIlNhAl ftse.S.
nr. Broadus. 10 a lecture on the colored
people at Chautmqua, said tiat there were
IL this country three distinct races-just
ls distinct as Mexicans and Yankees.
First, there were the brown negroes, not
very numerouA Most people suppose that
they have ewhite blood in theiv veins, but
lam told, said he. that in tbs Niger coun.
try there are hcovn negroes who sarpass
their black brothers in strength and inteli-
gence, aud there is race prejudice among
them against the black negroes, preju-
dice that / have frequently noticed in the
south aiA't gUine TO marry no black
niggah is frequent expression among
the brown negroes Then there ARE the
black negroes with good feature, also com
earatyelS few in numbers They have
thin noses and lips and high forehcads, and
are superior physictlly and mentally to
the other blacks LASTLY are the great
mass OF negroes Of ii lower order physical
ly and mentally"
Br 1roadus said 1t might he supposed
that the slave traders would iave tried to
get the better men in preference TO the
lower grades But the reason why they did
not was obvious The strongeran more in
teligpnt negroes lived in the interior of
Africa and were not easy to get at. Then.
too, they had auhdued the weaker tribes,
and In burtelng for slaves naturally these
weaker people woUld be sold These weak
er tribes came fron the Guinea and Congo
COASTS DR. Broadus said he had invaria
bly, foHnd THAI when negro manifested
uncommon intelligence and rose superior
to the ordinary plane of his race he was
either a mllatta or n brown NEGRO, or
blac!, negro with good features Buffalo
CouIipr
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-17
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE F:cTuF---l1 hRT or tLgyAYs
GG-G-lHG PROPERLY.

Her One Faul;-recuiiar Marie fiasll-
hirtseT u - sisapis Ho;,e Body"
American Girl gtudents Abroad Choose
Your photographer Carefully.
! It requires something more than long
purse and "a fashionable milliner to elsaide
| one always to Ike dressed just rs one ought
/ to be- The best dressed woman Is by no
means always the one who is arrayed with
the most splendo1 and costumes: and to
know how to dress according to the occa-
sion is as much an art rs to know how ia
dress at all. In onc's own home 10 out
dress ones guests, is a rddencss and IN I'm.
kindness; the house, the cqupaga. the rot
nue, the cntourlge -:hc whole eSt:.b
lishment, is there to speak for one; the
personal attire cIn he of the most modest
One certainly wodld never revive the sin
gular French custom of receiving il orc's
night dress and in he'd, an ntfeatali0n of
simplicity which was really an e:trava.
gance of luxury, since it served the pur
pose Of exhibiting n profusion of rich laCes
in curtains, coverlet, cap and dress ana
general equipment, rivaling the spiders
work. and worth Il kings rllsom for,
apart from the indolicacy and impropricty
Of that fashion, it is not wise to assume
any simplicity whose subterfuge can he
seen through.
The dress that is not conspicuous with
dazzling nor an object of envy, AMI yet fine
enough to show respect for ones guests, is
easily arranged by the woman who knows
how to dress mt all But, on the other
hand, an attire that is too modes. iicqually
out of place on the guest, for it seems o.
assume that the entertainment is inferior
and the cOuvives of no consequence. 1t is
better for the guest to be overdressed than
for. the hostcss-better for the guest than
to be underdressed She need not feel IN.
comfortable if she has come in dress out
shining that of every one else present
since the worst that can be said of it is
that she thought the occasion worthy of it.
But, in fact, the artist in dress will avoid
either of these extremes, wearing nothing
too rich or too poor, too fancful and KS
Ghetic, or too plain and coarse. Conspicu
Gus dressing has been one of the disorders
of the age; and if the tailor made dress had
not run into the region of costlincss it
would have wrought wonders for women
of all grades The perfectly dressed wonl
an causes no one. to turn the head ald
glance ut her, unless for her charming en-
semble' but if By any accident the glance
is arrested ahd fixed On her toilet then il
is seen to be faultlcss. Only in the private
depths Of ones boudoir, where none bu;
intimates have access, can any cccentrici
ties Of dress be INDUCED, and thcrc one can
cultivate the picturesque at ones own
sweet will, if it is really worth while to
give the subject 80 mach attention ThC
chief thing to remember is that II style Of
dress becomes II part of ones own person
atty, of ones indiyidualism, and one would
always prefer that that should be pleasing
-Ilarper's Bazaar
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-17

There are perhaps II dozen butcher shops
in the city kept by women, but not one is
to be compared with Mrs, Henry NaSsoit's
in Sixth avenue The wallis are finished in
pistache green, all the counters the fish
stand and vegetable tables are marble
topped, and declare you might eat your
roast beef from the block on which it had
been cut ana skcwercd without losing n
particle of relish Mrs Nassoit has two
desks, which she occupies alternately, II
big iron safe, of which she alone has the
combination, and plate glass mirror over
head. the one wuman'S comfort of the
place BY looking ahead she manages to
have a clearing sale Of all perishHble goods
every day. Mrs Mascot is afTablc charm
ing and womuuly, which are three very
rare traits in business woman. Anew
York World
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-17
The 1nSunlGrap!l.

An instrument which can hardly he look
ed upon with II kindly eye by unpunc
tual watchmen and other employees, Il
part of whose duty it is to place themselves
on record at stated times, is the insum
graph. This device, by the aid of electric
currents, presents at predetermined time
IL clear space of signatures at an opening in
asuitable desk, and ut the end of the time of
grace allowed moves it past the opening
The tell tale and time checking systems
hitherto used. owing to the fact that the
necessary signals are made by electric cur
rents set in motion by discs, or plugs, or
press buttons, are to u certain extent inef
fcieht, az they allow of the possibility of a
false register being made while the EN-
ployee is absent The insumgraph, how
ever, by making IN autograph at a parti.
cular moment of time necessary, mini
mizes the possibility Of fraud New York
Sun
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-17

The Strasbourg clock has been for about
300 years one Of the wonders of the world
1t has been written about until students
of descriptive literature are almost as fa
miliar with it us if they had seen it Its
chief performances are, in addition to it's
astronomical features, procession of the
apostles and saints around the central fig
ure, Jesus This procession is preceded by
the feeble growing of cock ut II O'Clock.
and some of the more important figures in
the procession perform Gather stilfly the
principal acts that connect them with the
history of their Master
The most wonderful performances of the
clock from Il mechanical standpoint are its
Astronomical motions and indication Of
the seasons. These motions are accurate
to such Il degree that it is said that one
shut mp with the clock would have no diff
lculty in keeping the run Of the seasons
and the motions of the principal heavenly
bodies Jewellers Weekly.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-17
NOW GUESS
The Nearest Guess Takes First
Choice Of Prizes.
How Many viii Pass in at the Gates
During the Fair From October
8 to II InolusiveP

The following premiums will be
awarded 10 the seven persons guess.
ing nearest the number of persons
passing IN at the gates during the
four days meeting Of the GAINESVILLE
Park Association, October 8, 8, 1C
and II. The award will be decided
after the close of the fair by The
board OF directors, according TO The
number of tickets taken in at the
gates during the four days. The
person guessing nearest the number
will have first choice Of the pre-
miums offered, the next nearest, sec
ond choice, and so on.
EVERYBODY ENTITLED TO GUESS,
and guess as often as they please.
All guesses must be made in the fol-
lowing blank form, printed in the
LEAF-CHRoNICLE, and must be in
the boxes before | p. N. October II.
Make your guess in plain figures.
On blank line write your name and
pOstOfiice and send the ticket to the
LEAF-CHRoNICLE. 1t will be kept
in sealed box until called for by the
officers of the Park Association to
decide the contest.
CUT THIS OUT AND GUESS
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-17
"Eo 0uick About IT,"

Judge Irwin one Of the early justices in
Wisconsin, was more remarkable for hi,
hunting advent ures than for his Legal
knowledge The lawyers who argued theil
cases before him were often compelled to
put over their work while the judge ad
lourned court in order to go hunting. The
following charge WIS given by him to d
jury in 1871
1T appears from the evidence that the
plaintiff and defendant in this action arc
brothers in-law On the Wabash river, in
the state of Indiana they associated them
selves together for the purpose Of swim
ding their neighbors. Not content with
that, they got to swindlinE each other, and
| am like the woman who saw her husband
and the bear fight: Fight, husband. fight
bear; don't care which beats.
And, gentlemen Of the jury, it is a mat.
ter of indifference to me how you bring in
your verdict, only be quick about it"
Five minutes after the jury had retired
the sheriff was instructed to see if they
had agreed. A negative answer was re.
turned, whereupon the jury was imme.
diately ordered in and discharged, and the
Judge made ready for Il hunt Youths
Companion