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Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

Our own record in Mems
Handkerchiefs is beaten. Hem
stitched, size ga, plain white,
I and 2 inch hem, go from S6
to S. the dozen. Handker-
chiefs /! We have enough in
vested in them to start a bank.
There is a big run on our
Handkerchief Bank-the kind
we like. The stock is bound
less and the prices make a
scramble for shares.
Here are eleven long coun-
tiers, and something especially
FREDERICKSBURG at every one.
In Linen Department:
I-Womens Handkerchief
All kinds in full assortment The special
bargain here is anInitaled Handkerchief at
I2Hc.
2-Womens Handkerchiefs
The special bargain here is very fine Seal
loped and embroidered Handkerchiefs at
DI.5O rom S2.SOs
3-All kinds of Silk Handkerchicfs aud Silk
Mutflers. The special bargain A japanese
Silk Mufier weighing II ounces at soc from
81; and plain white Jap Handkerchiefs at
soc from soc.
4-Men's INHALED Handkerchiefs. The leader
25c Handkerchief worth the money with
out the initial
s-Men's Plain White Handkerchief, hem
stitched and hemmed. The special bargain
S. so a dozen or rs half dozen lin boxes)
that compare with any S. dozen goods you
know of.
6-Plain White Handkerchiefs, with printed
borders. The special bargain extra
quality at I2Hc.
At Chestnut street side:
Silk Handkerchiefs, all kinds and qualities.
The special bargain Brocaded Silk at soc
from 7sc.
s-Women's embroidered, scalloped, diced,
printed, henstitched, separately and com
bined. The special bargain Hemstitched
and embroidered Initial at 25cc.
o-Same as s. The special bargain being Plain
White Hemstitched, = inch hem, at 81
Dozen
Io-Men's Handkerchiefs. Finest in Silk in
Linen from Loadon and Paris.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

JOSEPH G. DITMAN, one Of Phila-
delphia's best-known citizens, and
President of the Quaker City Bank,
has been missing since Wednesday last.
He went out for drive in the Park
and has not since been seen. Theories
of suicide, accident, insanity and finan-
cial embarrassment are advanced, but
none have done anything to clear up
the mystery.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

CHRISTMAS is what we make it.
We know many homes where the gifts
would seem poor enough if it were not
for the love that goes with them.
Trifling toys would seem almost value
less but look at the love and sacrifice
they represent, and all Gould's ill-got-
ten wealth could not buy them. The
poorer the giver the greater the gift
have we not read how the widows mite
outweighed the whole treasury?
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
CTRAWBRIDGE
& CLoTHIER.
PHILADELPHIA.
OUR LONG DRESS GOODS COUNTERS

OUR LONG DRESS GOODS COUNTERS
are full of life and activity these Dec
ember days. How could it be other
wise with Winter just before us, and
such a superb stock of Winter Dress
Goods-the products of two continents
displayed in apparently endless
profusion ON a thousand feet Of coun-
tiers?
The question is sometimes asked;
Why carry so large stocks, represen-
ting almost everything that produced
abroad or at home? Would not
smaller line equally satisfy the demand,
taking less room and leaving space for
other lines Of goods? O,w ansaOer IS:
Dress Goods with us are the great
speciality Of the business, and we prefer
to have not alone sufficient, but an
ove,fowi,g stock, not being content
simply to meet the demand but leading
1t ol,oays, and giving our patrons the
choice Of the worlds products.
Devoting ourselves not to general
merchandise, but to the great Dry
Goods business ereIetsively, we prefer
in that special business to lead the
country, devoting our whole time and
! attention, with all the facilities OF our
great organization, to the service of
our patrons in this line. And with
every added year as the business grows
greater and has become Of national
repute, with orders coming to us from
every State and Territory Of the Union
notably from New York, Boston
and other centres of commerce-we
feel increasingly satisfied to continue
and still further perfect the service to
the great public, in the special but
comprehensive lines which belong to
the business of a well-ordered dry
goods house.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

BE PROMPT. Nothing irritates a
business man so much as dilatoriness,
being always behind in an engagement.
Be prompt. If you agree to be at a
certain place at a certain time, be there
at all hazard Railroads and newspa-
pers teach promptness, as both are
obliged to be on time. Better have
five minutes to spare than get behind
three. minutes, for the last of those
three minutes may keep you out OF
heaven forever. Brush up. Be prompt.
A prompt man will prosper and sue
coed, while a laggard will go behind
every time.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED.

To THE EDITOR. Please inform your
readers that l have positive remedy for
the above named disease. By its timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have been
permanently cured. l shall be glad to
send two bottles of my remedy FREE to
any of your readers who have comsump-
ton if they will send me their express
and post office address. Respectfully,
T. A. SLOCUM, NJ. c., ISL Pearl ST.,
New York.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

Mr.. STANLEY has, it is said, decided
to winter in Cairo, and will not go to
England until next spring. A winter
in England after the terrible expert
ences of Africa might be a dangerous
experiment even for a man of the ex-
plorer's vitality.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

The Philadelphia Record Almanac
for 1890 eclipses that Of all other years
in quantity and quality of contents. 1t
contains all sorts of interesting facts,
from how to bake pie up to the off
cial election tables and the eclipses for
1890 A master hand compiled this
almanac, and the handy volume will
be much consulted in the coming year.
Not the least interesting features are
the views of the Johnstown disaster.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

Gus Therry, Wilmington, Del, writes
/ suffered from Brights disease ofthe Kid
neys, wasting away, great Nervous Debil-
ity due to abuse of mercury and Iodide of
Potass, which was prescribed to me by
quacks, etc, when consulted DR.. Theel,
53S North Fourth ST., Philadelphia, who
permanently cured me.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
TT is FOOLISH.

To send for the doctor every time you
don't feel just right. My doctors bill for
years was over a hundred dollars a year,
which made a pretty big hole in my wages.
For the past two years, only spent ten
dollars, with which | bought dozen bot
ties Of Sulphur Bitters, and health has
been in my family since using using Them
ROBERT JOHNSON, Machinist
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

Book News for December
tells you OF nearly fOe injured
holiday books, and shows you
about sixty pictures from them.
One hundred and twelve big
pages; FIVE CENTS, to any adj
dress.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

Why continue the use ofirritating pow
ders, snufs or liquids, Ely's Cream Balm,
pleasant of application and sure cure
for catarrh and cold in head, can be had
for soc. 1t is easily applied into the nos
trils, is safe and pleasant and is curing
the most obstinate cases. 1t gives relief
at once
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
MASTERS SALE.

In Chancety Of New Jersey. Between Heungs
and Joseph S. Williams and wife aud oilers. defen-
DAMS On Bill 10 foreclose. Fieri facias for sale
of mortgaged premises. Returnable February g. 1860
Fly virtue OF a writ OF feri iacias to directed,
issued out of the Court of Chansery of New Jersey
in the above stated cause, will expose to sale at
Dbl l.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

g. CL0THIER
Market, Eighth, and Filbart Sts.,
LPHIA

= PPWCOTT'S MAGAZINE, with 1t.
L. varIed and excellent contents, is a E5yayy
in ITSELF
II aoas indeed Aa2Ry thought to print an
entire n0veL in each nNnl6ey
Not a short novelette,, 6Ht a long story sHe6
as y0~ are used to get in book form and pay
from one dollar to one dollar and a haLfJoy.
Not only that, bit 5Oith each number you get
an abundance of other contributions, Which givss
you a good magazine besides tie novel.
The ringing 6io7Os 7Ohfch haze been struck on
the .gate7Oay Of PopHla, favor, haze yeJoandfd
throughout tie entire land, and today Libpin-
COTS Magazine stands in tie front rank of
monthly publications, and is tie most 10idely-
read-ana-talked-otPn5 publication of its kind in the
z0Orld For Jul descriptive circulars, address
LLPPLWCOT7'S MAGAZINE, PHILADELPHIA
$500 per year. rs cts. single number:
The publisher efhais paper will receive yoSS
s1bseribkt0n
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
DISPEL COLDS,

Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse the
system efectually, yet gently, when costive
or bilious, or when the blood is impure Or
sluggish, to permanently cure habitual
constipation, to awaken the kidneys and
liver to healthy activity, without irrita-
ting or weakening them, use Syrup of
Figs.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
Buoklen's Arnlca Salye

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded Price rs cents per
box. For Sale by Ii. G. VanMeter
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
A Sovereign" that Costs One Dollar.

DIR. David Kennedy's Fayorite Remedy,
of Rondout, n Y, is known to be GER
tain cure for Nervousness, Debility, and
the ills peculiar to women. This sovereign
remedy stimulates the Stomach, Kidneys,
and Liver to healthy action. For all trou-
bles of the blood and urinary organs it has
no equal, and bottle which only cost one
dollar, should be in every house.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

This is the time when fifteen
acres of floor space counts for
your comfort, The ample room
allows you to buy here, even
in Christmas time, with COM
parative ease.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all our read
ers. We extend the compliments OF
the season, and hope that peace and
good will may be found around every
freside where this paper is read.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
EXPERIENCE OF A LADY MISSION
AIRY

Miss Emeline C. Hanna missionary for
LIST Baptist Church, Troy, n. Y, says :;
81 am glad to state that DIR. David Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy, of Rondout, n.
Y, cured me of Catarrh of the Bladder,
Kidney trouble and Constipation. Iwould
add that I always used the Favorite Rem
edy with the consent of my physician.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
WHY WILL YOU

Allow your health to gradually fail? If
you are closely confined indoors with little
or no exercise, and desire good health, you
must take care of yourself. Use Sulphur
Bitters, and you will have sound mind
and strong body.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

The exodus of Dolls goes
bravely on. You must look
for trash in Dolls elsewhere,
not here. You may buy them
dressed from 40 cents to SIPS.
The 40 cent ones are II inches
tall, same, better dressed, 50
cents ; IA I-2 inches, 81; II
inches, s. ;; 10 I-2 inches, s.
% inches, IS, and SO on, &C
cording to size and dress.
If you wish to be your own
doll-dress-maker a large stock
awaits you undressed. Dou-
Bile jointcd body, bisque head,
glass eyes, haxen hair, IS
inches, 40 cents Is inches,
IS cents ; finer, IS inches, sc
cents, and II inches, 81
Other sizes and grades up to
SIS.
ToHN WANAMAKER.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

The proprietors of Ely's Cream Balm
do not claim it to be cure-all, but sure
remedy for catarrh, colds in the head and
hay fever 1t is not liquid or a snuff,
but is easily applied into the nostrils. 1t
gives relief at once.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

We shall be pleased to furnish
samples when desired, and assure our
patrons that their orders will be given
immediate and careful attention in
our well organized Mail Order Depart
ment.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
DIED..

HENNING. = December 10th, near
Bridgeboro, Francis j. Henning, aged 63
years
HoRNER. -December 18th, at New
Egypt, Matte, daughter of George Hor-
ner. Inferred at Burlington.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

ELECTRIC wire corporations are
making the unwelcome discovery that
they can no longer rule the roast in
New York city.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

CHICAGO is arranging for a great
drainage system, She expects to drain
the pockets of all America with a
Worlds Fair in 1892
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
SATURDAY, DEC. 81, 1889.

THE Burlington Evening Reporter
began its eighth year last Saturday.
As "a newspaper the Reporter fills the
bill.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
W

PHILADELPHIA, Monday Dec. l6, 1880.
Store open evenings until
Christmas Eve.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
General Notes,

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castora,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castora
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21

A person of refinement who understands her
business, wishes house work, with a corresponding
person. Call s2I Warren Street, Sat urday.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
WANTED.

A childs crib, price must be reasonable.
Address NJ, This Off
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-21
WANTED.

Statesmen to sell choice Nursery Stock Lib
eral Pay Weekly. Will pay salary, but give
something better to workers. No experience needed
Write FRED e YOUNG, Nurseryman, Roches
ter N. y A Present. If you become my agent
and sell $too, will give S. for copy of this ad Cut
it out.
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ToHN WANAMAKER.
WANTED.

SPEC-A.L NOTICE.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
FIRE AND WATER.

From time immemorial one of the great
9nhjrcts for debate in every debating So
riety has been, which is capable Of do
9 lhe greater amount of damage, fire or
Rater? At first blush the palm is usually
siven to fire, but a little investigation
e"ner ally decides in favor of water. This
We think, will be fully verified by the
inutes of all such societies.
II a vote could be taken upon the ques-
Fnu by the thousands who have seen
Nunt water has done as a destroying
agent, in Johnstown and vicinity, it
would be unanamous in favor of water
To-day, if Johnstown and all the towns of
The whole valley had been swept from the
lace of the earth-if all vestiges of mills,
residences, stores and shops had been lit
orally burnt up, the place and its sur
roundings would be infinitely better off.
Eot one life would have been lost to every
pue hundred that has been carried away
by the flood. In confagaration there
a'c far more favorable prospects of escape
shan In the face OF deluge.
And so as to property, suppose streets
would have been totally denuded of
buildings by fire, they would not have
been filed with millions of cart-loads of
debris nor overed to the depth of sew
eral feet with sand As to cellars, the
brick falling in some of them would have
been removed in comparatively short
period of time, and at the expenditure of
very little money. One hundred men
could have done far more in removing OBJ
structions caused by burning, than five or
ten thousand have been able to do in
clearing off the stuff left by the flood.
Then again, the many thousand dollars
gpent in the herculean task of freeing the
river at the stone bridge would haye been
saved.
People who talk about a comparison be
tween the ravages of a fire and those of
flood, have but little conception of the
difference between them. The two may
be contrasted, but compared, never.
Further, if we had been burnt out. lost
everything, houses, furniture, clothing,
stores, offices, shops, and stables,
The hundred thousands that would have
been realized on insurances would have
gone far to putting most all on their feet
2gain. Very little material aid from
abroad would have been required to cause
Che town to rise again like the fabulous
Phenix from its ashes. But, alas, the
aregs Of the flood do not contain the,ele-
nents of a new life.
Burnt out Pittsburgh in 1s45, and fire
swept Chicago at later period, that were
so soon rebuilt, are not parallel cases. As
new world was made by the Noah del
uge, so Il new Johnstown must be created
and not rebuilt. The word "rebuild is
out of place when applied to the towns
Of the food-runed Conemaugh valley,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
a PLEA FOR HOME PATRONAGE.

While we have had no disposition to
indulge in any unfavorable comments of
The work done by our State authorities.
and no wish now to utter a word that
could be construed into anything like
earping criticism, we think something
should be said in favor of little home
protection, which, as we understand it, is
favorte plank in all tariff platforms.
Awarding full credit to those who have
AT first the difficulty of procuring work
ng implements, teams, wagons, cats,
and hands made it somewhat necessary
70 give contracts to parties who had such
means at hand; but now that facilities
are abundant for procuring them, the ne
eessity for such course does not exist
We have in Johnstown men who have
been accustomed to handle successfully
large bodies of men in various depart
ments of work, and who are equal to the
task of undertaking and performing any
enterprise connected with cleaning up our
waste places or in erecting buildings.
And being on the ground and familiar
with all our local affairs we hazard moth
ing in saying they can do the work now
required better and at less expense than
any contractors from abroad.
If we are correctly informed perfectly
responsible citizen proposed to do work
allotted to strangers at a much less ex-
pense than is to he paid, and in shorter
period of time. Not only he but other
men in town could utilize bodies of men
distributed in smaller gangs) to much
better advantage and less expense than
the hundreds concentrated in one place
by some of the contractors from abroad.
But even if our home men could not do
me work any quicker, better or cheaper,
lhe principle of patronizing home talent
md home labor should be obtained
For general work-for doing it well,
expeditiously and economically no COM
munity has any superiors to A. j. Haws,
or Mr.. James, and others that might be
named. Their wcll-kuown ability, as wei
as their push and get up and their uniform
success in the past, are guarantees sufii-
eient. And as builders and contractors
We have in Mcssrs. Rose & Son, MI b.
2. Horner, Mr.. Seigh, Mr.. Benford, Mr..
J. j. Strayer, Mr.. Teeter, and others the
equals, at least of any that have or could
be imported.
Aside from all this the fact that thew
nave all suffered severely by our washout,
Dught not to be overlooked.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12
JOB NsrowN,s PAUL REVERE.

Daniel sibert Was the Man who Rode
Down the Valley to Warn the People.
Daniel Sibert was the true Paul Revere
of the Johnstown flood, according to a
story told by Mr.. j. P. Wilson, Superin-
tendent of the Argyle Coal Company at
South Fork. Mr.. Wilson says: about
noon on the day of the flood, the incess-
ant rain and the unprecedented rise in the
Conemaugh and South Fork rivers,
caused me to fear that the dam would be
in danger, and about noon | sent Dan
Sibert on horseback to learn the condition
of the dam. He returned about at 1890
o'clock and reported that little water
was running over the dam. Later in the
afternoon l observed that the waters in
the streams were not subsiding, and, fear
ing more than ever that the dam would
burst, again sent Sibert to the dam. He
was gone but a short time when he re-
turned, riding at full speed, and reported
that the water had broken through the
dam about twelve feet from the top and
was running out in stream about the
size of barrel. | knew then that it was
but question of time until the dam
would give way, and making all
possible haste, went to the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad signal tower across the bridge
and sent message, saying: The dam
is breaking. Look OUT" The lady op-
orator laughed at me when gave her the
message, and an engineer in the tower at
the time said there was no danger in
duced her to send it, however, and then |
walked out of the tower across the rail
road and up the steps to the tramroad.
| had just reached that point when
heard the flood coming. l called to the
! people in the tower, and at last, when
they saw it, they hastened from the build
ing. The operator ran up the steps and
the engineer ran to his engine near the
tipple. He cut his engine loose, and,
pulling the throttle wide open, rushed up
the track. Just as he was crossing the
bridge the flood struck the tender of the
CuSluc. lH6 DiluSc Mds CdIIlcu away
but the engineer escaped.
When Sibert came from the dam the
second time the people living in the low
er portions of South Fork hastily needed
his warning and escaped. Altogether 38
houses, occupied by AZ families were de-
stroyed. The fact that only two persons
were drowned shows that Sibert's warn
ing was well needed. AT the time my
message was going over the wires, rela.
tive of mine, employed on the railroad,
was in the Mineral Point signal tower.
Realizing what the warning meant, he
hastened to the village and gave the
warning. All of the residents of that
place except IA escaped. Three years
ago, when Superintendent Pitcairn, of
the Pennsylvania road went with me to
inspect the dam, he told me that if ever
there was any danger "f break was to
notify him at once. did so, and am
glad to know that my warning saved some
lives, at least
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

A CONVICT in the Eastern penitentiary
whose name and olrense the prison rules
will not permit to be made kown, has
proved himself a man of sense and feeling.
He had saved fifteen dollars by working
overtime and wanted to give it all to the
Johnstown sufferers, but the warden re-
fused to accept more than five dollars.
A Tennessee gentleman named Proudft
struck by the contributions of the prso-
ners in the penitentiary sent to Governor
Beaver two checks-one for $1,000 for
the sufferers and another 50 for the priso-
ner who had subscribed that amount.
The Governor transmitted the latter to
Warden Cassidy, but when the sum was
offered to the prisoner he Indignantly re-
jected it, saying that the SIS that he gave
was his own and that he did not want any
consideration from anyone for giving his
own money.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-12

One of the most conspicuous and sad
dest features Of our disaster was the ter
rible destruction of child life. In pro
portion the children were the greatest suf-
ferers. On the other hand, one of the
noblest features Of the relief work has
been the work of children. Thousands of
dollars have been raised by them in Sun
day Schools and Mission bands. Many a
boarded treasure of bright pennies has
been gladly given by little folks all over
the land, whose hearts were touched by
the stories of suffering and destitution IN
the Conemaugh valley,