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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1890-06-24
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1890-06-24

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uteien baben.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15

The following is an extract Of Il
personal letter to the editor from Mr..
Robt. S. Coe, formerly bookkeeper for
VIM Parry, now connected with the
Merchants Bank at Seattle, Washing
ton, in the extreme Northwest. "The
people of this city certainly have more
push and energy combined with enter
prise than | ever saw. The great fire
Of June '89 proved blessing to the
town instead Of a drawback. When
you are on the Puget Sound which
faces the city, and look at Seattle, no
matter in what direction, your view is
obstructed by immense brick and stone
buildings in different stages Of con-
struction. About six of the largest
are already completed. There are two
hotels here that surpasses any thing
Philadelphia possesses. The one is
the RAINIER" which covers full
square and the other is the Denny"
which covers four squares. The Rainier
is already finished and occupied and
the Denny is about half done and will
be finished by June list. The popu-
lation of Seattle has doubled itself
this past year, stopped at all the
principal places after leaving Philadel-
phia but | saw not one that will half
equal this place. 1t is going to be the
New York of the Pacific. | think it
is but a few years hence before this
coast will have a greater population
than the Atlantic, what will make it
will be the land. You never saw such
productions, piece of land here will
grow just three times as much product
as piece the same size east and this
without any fertilizer"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15
POISON OAK.

The following extract taken from a
letter written by Mr.. E. A. Bell, fully
explains itself.
While surveying land in 1888 |
accidentally handled poison oak vine,
and in less than three hours (the erup-
ton usually resulting from such con-
tact begins in ten days. my face was
swollen and disfgured, and my hands
and arms seriously affected. | i'm
mediately began taking Swift's Speci-
fc Is. S. 81, and after taking three
large bottles l found all signs of the
breaking out entirely removed. | was
led to suspect its return at the same
time next year, but it did not, nor has
there been any indications of its return
since.
My little boy, eight years old, was
after afflicted with the same poison in
1884. After taking several bottles of
Swift's Specific Is. S. S. the eruptions
entirely disappeared. A very slight
form of the same eruption returned
during the next spring, but we then
resumed the S. S. S., and having taken
enough during that season to make the
cure permanent, he has not since had
any return of the disease. Swift's
Specific Is. S. s. certainly effected
thorough cures in both these cases, and
| regard it as a most effective remedy
for all such disease.
E. A. BELL, Anderson, S. G.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15
PERSONAL.

Frank Warner is lying seriously i'll
at his home on Elizabeth street.
Samuel w. Bishop, of Wilmington,
Del, visited friends here last Friday.
Master William Zieber, of Philadel-
phia, spent Sunday with his parents
here.
Ambrose Britton, of New York,
formerly of this city, was in town on
Saturday.
Freebooter F. D. Perkins attended
the meeting, at the County Aims
house, on Tuesday.
Harry Horton, formerly of this city,
now of Forked River, visited friends
in Merchantville last week.
F. Walter Toms, formerly of this
city, is an active Republican politician
in the Eighth Ward, Of Camden.
Miss Sallie Bishop, of Centreville,
Willingborough Township, is spending
some days with relatives in Burlington.
DIR. Van Rensselaer,, of Burlington,
who has been i'll for some time, was
able to sit up Monday for the first
time
Landlord Beldin, of Beldin's Hotel,
is wrestling with his old enemy the
govt, and he is now confined to his
room.
Miss Phoebe Engle and sister, of
Philadelphi spent Thursday at the
home Of G. M. Higgins, on Cooper
street.
Frank Written, formerly of Edge
water Park, late of the United States
Insurance Company, has become an
agent for the Prudential.
Ex-Sheriff Hayes, Of Burlington
county, was in Camden Monday, and
put in a part of the morning listening
to the evidence in the LeConey case.
DR.. E. P. Townsend, read a paper
on "The treatment Of pneumonia" at
the meeting of the Camden County
Medical Society, on Tuesday evening.
Miss Carrie Minister, of Bristol, Pa,
returned home on Monday afternoon
after a pleasant visit Of several days to
her friend Miss Mamie Stevenson, on
Third street.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15

IMPROVE Your LIVE SToCK.-To
those of our readers who are contem-
plating the purchase Of live stock we
wish to call attention to the advertise
ment of Messrs. Powell Brothers,
"Shadeland," Springboro, Pa. They
do not ask fancy prices for their stock
and will sell at Give and let live
prices and at terms satisfactory to the
purchaser as far as possible. The ex-
tensive business done by this firm puts
them in position to sell stock Of like
merit as low or lower than any other
establishment in America. If you are
thinking of buying and want bargain,
write them what you desire and you
can depend upon fair and square deal
ing at their hands.
Mr.. C. C. Butler, of this city, has
handed us several copies of the Bangor
Daily Wing and Courier. From a
perusal Of its columns, we find that the
ice harvest in Maine is in full blast,
and that $4,000 tons were housed up
to Wednesday week. The ice is fully
sixteen inches thick and of good quail
ity. The harvest is one week earlier
than last year. From 1900 to 1900
men are employed TN the work, and
$4,000 are paid out as weekly wages,
Besides that put in the houses, large
stacks are piled up on the shores of
the Kennebec. The Knickerbocker
Company, Of Philadelphia, have al
ready housed 10000 tons Of new ice,
in addition to $4,000 tons of last years
crop left over.
New JERSEY EDIToRs-About forty
members of the New Jersey Editorial
Association met at the State Street
House, in Trenton, last Monday, at the
thirty-fourth annual meeting of the
Association. The report Of the Treas
urer, Major James S. Yard, showed a
balance on hand of $1,309.41. The
amount received for excursion tickets
last year was $5,06S. The officers were
elected as named by the Nominating
Committee, as follows: President, John
L. Jones, of Pennington Vice-Presi-
dent, First District, w. vi. Seigman,
Vineland; Second District, Ernest G.
Stahl, Trenton; Third District, w. L.
Force, Plainfeld,; Fourth, Jacob L.
Bunnell, Deckertown; Fifth, S. l..
Garrison, Boonton; Sixth, F. w.
Baldwin, Orange; Seventh, E. Gard
ner, Bayonne; Secretary, Charles
Bechtel, Trenton Executive Commit
tee, Sinnickson Chew, Camden A. A.
Vance, Morristown John F. Babcock,
New Brunswick L. S. Hyer, Railway
James S. Yard, Freehold.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
G& ID

On and after Sunday, November 10, 1889, trains
III leave Beverly, as follows:
For PAhadeltAia-5.36,6 80, 7.rz, 7.33, 800 8.4l
8.56ro.I2 1852 a. M, I.a4, 2.I3, 3.37, 90, COS
6.36, 759, e.33 1899, 1850 p. m. Sundays, BIS
m, 1884, 457, 9.oI, p. m. Saturdays only g. IA,
p.
For Nesv York City-6 50, so1, On, NIP, a. m,
1913, 312 4ao, so9 6Io, 8I5 p. m. Sundays, TO- 10
a. M, 6.33, p. IN.
For Bordentown-659, BOZ, OH, 11.1a M, IL. 48
3.I2, 4.2o, 437 500, $50, 61o, o4r SI5 p M IL 80
night. Sundays 10 10 a. M, 2I9, o.33, Io49 p M
For 7renton-6.59, s.oI, OH, II.Ia a. m, 1913
3.I2, 42o 500, 6.1o, 8I5 p. m. Sundays 10 10 a. IN
6.33 p. m.
For Bnylington-6.s9, 7.54, So1, OH, rr:I2 a. m.
r2.49 3I2, 400, 437, 500, 500, 6o4 oIo, o4I, 724
BIS, I1.21 p. n, % night Sundays only, 10 10
a. m, 2.Io, o.33, Io48 p. M
For Mount Holly and 4Hed'0rd-8.o1, CIR, II.1a,
a. m, 3,r2, 500, 7.a4 p. m.
For Rtnkoya and points Kinkora Branch
BOZ, Gil, a. m 3.I2, 500, p. m.
Leave PAaadslpAia for Beverly-61o, 100, 7.2o
$40 TO- 90, a. m, noon, a.3o, $50, 400 4.3o
500, $40, $50, 6.oo 63o 100, 1890 p. IN. Las,
night. Sundays, oI5 a. m, 100, 545, Io.o 90 p m.
Saturdays only I.4o, p m.
Leave NezV 1ork-3oo, 900, ITO, am, 100, 2.1o
400, 500, 800 p. Sundays, 1000 a. M, $50 pm
Leave zreAton-6.45, 7.42, gas, II.Ioa.m. 1.22,
2.53, Ala $40, 625, 7oo o.55, p. M Sundays $50,
1850, a. M, 8.o8 p. m.
w. N. Barnard,
Superintendent Amboy Division.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The stated meeting of Common
Council was held in the City Hall, on
Thursday evening, February 9th, 1890,
The following members were present.
viz: President Albury, and Messrs,
Elmer, Logan, McElroy, Morrell.
Peart and Taylor. The minutes of the
last stated and special meetings were
read and approved. The usual bills
for salaries of officers, lighting the city,
ETC., were ordered paid. The petition
Of Helena Hershoff, for wholesale Ii
quor license was refused by vote of
to 3. The resignation of w. l..
Shropshire, city clerk was read and
accepted, and Clarence L. Hazard
and Charles M. Higgins were nomina-
ted to fill the vacancy, the former being
elected by vote of 4 to 3. The or
dinance for removing trees and other
Instructions from the sidewalks and
trimming Of trees was read and passed.
A communication was received from
Attorney Charles E. Hendrickson,
counsel for Mrs. M. Diehl, regarding
the changing of grade of sidewalk OF
her property on Church street and
asking that damages be allowed, was
on motion of Mr., McElroy received
and filed. Rev. j. B. Graw was ac-
corded the privileges of the floor and
made a statement that the ground
owned by Dr. Middleton and himself
in West Beverly, had been assessed i'll
June last, to them as improved pro
perty, and that they did not get pos
session and deed Of same until the first
of September, and asked that it be
corrected and assessed as farm land as
last year. The matter was referred tC
a special committee, Messrs. Taylor
McElroy and Hamer. There being
no further business, Council adjourned
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15
Legal Notices.

Our friends will please bear in mind that the
BANNER is a legal newspaper, and such is the
proper medium for all legal notices. Some adver-
others it is optional with the party interested to
what paper should publish them.
NOTICE-We desire to call the attention of our
advertisers to the fact hat In order to them
a change in their advertisements when ordered,
they must not be handed in later than Thursday
morning, previous to our publication day.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15

Creamery Butter IS
2 lbs Fresh Sausage IS
4 " g Scrapple IS
d " Gloss Starch IS
New No. I Mackerel extra
fine.
My Creamery and Dairy
Butter still keeps the lead.
Fancy Table Butter a spe-
cialty.
Pearl Head, Rice, Barley,
Tapioca, Hecker's Hominy,
Grits, Oatmeal, Farina,
Wheat, Granules and Wheat
ena.
Sugar Cured Hams, Dried
Beef and Bacon.
Granulated Sugar 6 lac per
lb.
Finest Brands OF Canned
Goods:
Peas, Beans, Corn, Toma-
toes, Asparagus large and
tips, Apricots and Peaches.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15

Fine Cakes and Crackers, jun
bles, Lady Fingers, High Teas,
Vanilla Waters, Ginger Snaps, Soft
Mixed Cakes, Water Trims, Cook
les, Pretzels, Xxx Soda Crackers,
Sea Foam Waters, Graham Waters.
FLOUR OF ALL GRADES:
Millbourne,
Pride of the West,
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15
Jorn T. MorreIl. Local Editor.
OF INTEREST TO ALL.

NuU DIlCGS Ill SllOCS AllbllOn1
See special notice Of hay for sale.
February 10Th is Ash Wednesday,
Shoes that will suit you at An
thongs.
Boss Launch Milk Biscuit are the
rage just now.
Green parasols will be the rage when
gentle spring arrives.
Parties are already looking out for
houses for next season.
A change in the time table goes
into effect on Sunday next.
"Pigs in Clover" isn't circumstance
TO the Spider and the Fly"
Many Of our residents will spend the
Lenten season at Atlantic City.
The steamer Twilight will resume
its trips about the first of March.
A number of young people attended
a ball at Riverside, on Wednesday
evening.
The employees of the post office have
handled a large number Of valentines
this week.
Dealers in skates, sleds and snow
shovels have had no sale for their goods
this winter.
A number Of valuable dogs have
been poisoned the past week ut Edge
water Park.
Mrs. Lille Adolph will have a stable
built at the rear Of her residence at
Edgewater Park.
An exchange truly remarks that we
have had no winter like this winter
since last summer.
You can buy at Buffers, on Satur-
day, Feb. 10th, Id. cans of Baking
Powder for 10 cents each.
The Township election will be held
on March 11th Some of the states
already made will be broken.
Will somebody kindly pass the hat
for fund to place the National Flag
on our public school building?
The Campaign liar" will soon be
getting in his work, as the spring cleo
lions will be held in few weeks.
Four cents for large bar of Hen
erritta soap, at Buffers. Save your
wrappers and get silver ware free.
Pork chops BIB for %, fresh sausage
our own make 3lbs for Zoe, new lard
Sc lb. Anthony's, opposite Post Office
Burlington.
Executors, administrators and guar
dams having accounts to settle before
the next term of court should send in
their notices at once.
The river pirates appear to be on
their annual cruise, as number of club
and boat houses at Delanco, have been
robbed the past week.
Growing wheat looks we'll at this
time. The opening Winter has allowed
the late sown grain to get good start
ana the nelds are green.
Farm laborers say the employers
are offering very low wages this season.
Some who worked on the farms talk OF
getting at something else.
Sixty thousand peach trees, 5 to 6
feet high, $500 per hundred, $50 pei
thousand. For sale by N. P Greedy
Box 1853, Burlington, N. j.
When you ride out upon dark
night swing the lantern to the hind
axle rather than place it in front
This is hint worth taking.
A man may wear fur collar on his
coat and not be an actor nor the repre-
sentative of show; but he runs the
risk of being mistaken for one.
The declaration Of a countrymar
that "a teller was smokin' Il hunk o
hogs bladder stuffed with skunk cab
bage" is pretty fair description of the
foul cigarette.
The iceman's anxiety increases daily
but we have no doubt he will come on
all right yet. We got no ice last yeal
until the middle of February, and so i
has often been.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15
Beverly Post Office,

OFFICE HOURS From. 90 A. u. to > 80
MAILS CT OSE,
N. Y. and East Jersey way, 7.S5 r. IN $50 p, NJ
Trenton, 5.l5 p.
Philadelphia, Pa. I1,40a M, $40 p.
way mail, o.I5 a.. m. 80 y, IN
MAILS ARR We
N. Y. and East Jersey, way, 900 a. M SIS p.
Trenton, 1890 y. m
Philadelphia, Pa, 7.30 a. M, $50 p.
- " way mail, $50 a. NJ, 40 .. m
W. X. VANSCIVER, P. Nj.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15

PGI UUAtII'
| have the finest Syrup and New
Orleans Molasses ever offered you
this season.
The @Home Rule" Oil Can is the
best on the Market no handling
of oil, and sold on one weeks trial,
and have it filled with Tide Water
Oil.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15
A LADY's PERFECT COMPANION.

A LADY'S PERFECT COMPANION.
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Dr. John H. Dye, one of New York's
most skillful physicians, shows that pain
is not necessary in Childbirth, but results
from causes easily understood and over
come. 1t clearly proves that any woman
may become mother withoutsufering any
pain whatever. 1t also tells how to over
come and prevent any morning sickness,
swelled limbs and all other evils atten-
ding pregnancy. 1t is reliable and highly
endorsed byphysicians everywhere as the
wife's true companion, Cut this out: it
will save you great pain, and possibly
your life. Send two-cent stamp for de-
scriptive circulars, testimonials, and con-
fidential letter sent in sealed envelope.
Address FRANK THOMAS & Co, Publish
ers, Baltimore, Maryland. 3m.
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THE STEAMBOAT
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Street wharf at IL 40 a. m. Returning leaves Bev-
erly at $50 p. Fare, IS cents. Exursion, 40 cts
STEAMER COLUMBIA LEAVES BEVERLY
at A. NJ, for Philadelphia returning leaves Chest
nut Street Wharf. at NJ.
Single fare IS cts. Excursion 4octs.
Freight carried at low rates.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15

Exceedingly heavy seas and high
winds are reported along the Jersey
coast, equal to those of last springs
great storm.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-15
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The orchestral branch of the Beverly
Musical Association will give concert
in the chapel of the Presbyterian
Church, Tuesday evening, February
25th, at 8 o'clock, and in aid of the
Grace Presbyterian Chapel The mu-
steal association has a large collection
of choice gems from our noted COM
posers, beside this the present occasion
is to be graced with the presence of the
noted and talented soloist, Miss Kate
D. Sheain, who has appeared at the
Academy of Music and so frequently
before Philadelphia critical audience
that a eulogy of her singing is unneces-
sary in our columns. Prof Carl Reese a
musician of consummate skill is musical
director, and the programme is under
his supervision. He being a member
of the Conservatory of Music, brings to
bear his influence in these musical
circles and instrumental soloists ofskill
will add enjoyment to the occasion.
[. Budd Cramer, Charles Ettinger
and |. Shinn q Son, of Burlington,
were arrested last week on a charge of
selling adulterated or bogus coffee. The
grocers claimed that they knew nothing
whatever about the character of the
alleged coffee, but purchased it of w.
Doltton & Co., of Trenton. Peter A.
Vandegrift, assistant dairy inspector,
who gathered the samples, had the
merchants arrested. The coffee is in
some cases an entirely artificial sub
stance, made up to be sold cheap. Suit
was also brought in Trenton, against
Doltton & Co. The state dairy COM
missioner, DR.. Newton, after the analy-
sis, gave orders to stop the prosecution
of the persons who sold the blended
coffee. 1t was found that there was
nothing injurious in the mixture, and
that it was but a substitution of one
method for another in making up q
cheap coffee, which some people insist
on buying and using, but as it was q
violation of the New Jersey State law
he deemed it his duty to proceed
against the offenders. Upon investiga
ton it was found that the parties sci
ling it were ignorant of the facts, and
upon their promising to cease selling il
not wishing to do them any injury, he
concluded it would be of no advan
tage to the State to proceed further ii
the matter.
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11
------------ PROFITS IN IRON.
'1nfant" Industries That Reap Large Gains
 Through the Paternal Policy of Protec-

sInfant" Industries That Reap Large Gains
 Through the Paternal Policy of Protec-
 ton.
 The Senate refused to make a very slight reduction in iron ore; but there is abundant evidence that the mine-own- CTS and pig iron makers are growing rich.
 As far back as 1862 the Thomas iron works in Pennsylvania were making pig iron at total cost of less than sl4 06 per ton. Last year the same works pro- duced pig iron at s13.05 per ton and de- clared a dividend of 25 per cent Nor have they an advantage over other works in their district for they use a very lean ore and are therefore required to use more fuel than is necessary in case richer ores are used
 Last January the Iron Age, the prin- cipal trade journal of the iron trade in this country said that the Metropolan Iron and Lead Company. in the Lake Superior region, was also clearing 25 per cent on it's capital The Age stated that the shares of the company, the par value of which is S25, were then "close to SIS, and it goes on to state facts which explains thatenormous premium. It says: 'DThe eompany's mines will greatly increase their output and a very largo part of it has already been sold at an advance on last seasons prices Unless an unforeseen revision should occur in the trade. or mining operations be seriously impeded by some accident the year 1890 will be tho greatest in the company's history, both as to production of ore and net results to stockholders
 Twenty-Five per cent dividends and still higher ones in prospect and the United States Senate afraid to give the seaboard manufacturers slightly lower duties on iron ore lest the Lake Su- perior people should be hurtl
 This Thomas Company, already re- ferred to, has an equally cheerful out look. The latest number of Brad streets says: ''The Thomas Company. the largest producer, has the smallest stocks on had for months It has none for sale at present prices, and in fact can hardly keep customers supplied who have contracts
The Russellville Democrat., 1890-12-11
WONDERFUL LITTLE THINGS.

A wEEDrE passes through eighty cpar- ations before it is perfectly made
 A GRAIN of musk will scent room for twenty years, and at tho end of that time will not show that 1t has dinain- ished in the least.
 A GRAIN of carn1ine or half grain of aniline will tinge hogshead of water so that strong microscope will detect coloring matter in every drop.
 THE surface of the sea is alive with vast swarms of minute organisms, both plants and animals, and the ''Chal- lengeF" Investigations have shown von- clnsivsiy that showers of these keep dropping day and night like constant rain toward the ooze of the bottom
 THE wings of 8 ny are used with great quickness and probably six hundred strokes are made per second. This would carry tho fly about twenty-five feet. but seyen-foid velocitycan easily be attained, making one hundred and seventy-hye feet per second, So tha. under certain circumstances 1t can out strip race horse.
 Iy sour paste. the milt of codf1sh, or even in water in which vegetables have been infused the microscope dis covers animalculi 30 small that millions of them would not equal the size of q grain of wheat. And yet nature. with singular prodigality, Las supplied many of these with organs as complete as those of whale or an elephant.
 THE thread of the silk worm is so small that an average of forty-two of of them are twisted together to form Q thread of common sewing silk; that of tho spider is-many diameters smaller. Two drams of spider web by weight would, If stretched into a straight line, reach from London, England, to Edin- burgh, Scotland, distance of over 400 miles.
 PLATINUM and silver can each be drawn into wire many times smaller than human hair. The former metal has been drawn into wire so fine that twenty-seven of them twisted together could have been inserted into the hollow of a-hair that is, if human being or a human-rnade machine could be found minute and precise enough for such a delicate undertaking.