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The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21
NOTES AND COMMENTS

ne democrats of New Jersey W i'll take
=" uay on this year-and 60 fishing.
Inc quiet reserve of Senator Hill and
PRESIDENT Cleveland in this camnaion 10
quite provelbial.
mexican dollars are proving quite an
"'Jeo' lesson in this campaign. This is
the only use we have for them
No more valuable campaign literature
is being furnished than the addresses of
m'Jof Mekinley to visiting delegations at
Canton.
senator German is recognized cam.
paigner' out he carries too much gold
aust to ride on the front seat of the Pop.
ulist- Democratic band wagon.
Inc Populists propose to stick to Tom
w atson' but just how they are to make
anything with Bryan in the lead has not
oeen clearly explained yet. However,
the final result will be the same.
The excursion of the boy orator into
the enemy's country has evidently taught
nlm that man is necessary To do a mans
work. Ii there was any doubt Bourke
COCHRAN certainly removed it.
Major Mckinley struck the real key.
note OF the campaign when he said, in a
recent address, that SIT would be much
better to open the mills of the United
States to the labor of America, than to
open the minis of the country to the sill
yer of the " orld -
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At meeting of gold Democrats, held
at Jersey City on Monday, it was decided
to hold State Convention at Trenton, on
August 26, for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the National Convention OF
sound money Democrats, to be held at
indianapolis on September %. 1t was
also decided to open headquarters at
Taylor's Hotel, Jersey City, for the dis
tribution of campaign literature, etc. The
call for the Trenton Convention is ad-
dressed to "All persons who are in favor
of the nomination of candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United
States by the National Democratic Con-
vention to be held at Indianapolis Sep
tember 2, 1896, and who favor the adop-
ton by that convention of platform,
containing declaration of trus Dsmoc:a-
tic principles such as were adopted by tt g
Democratic State Convention held in
Trenton in May, declaring, as that did
among other things, against the free coin
age of silver at any ratio"
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21
Silver Among the Farmers,

From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
General Micheal Kerwin is making a
tour of the State to sound the sentiue ent
of the people on the silver question. He
said 81 am pleased to find no evidence
of the strong hold which it has been said
the silver craze has gained among the
farmers of the State. Everywhere 60 l
meet with men, regardless of party ties,
who are in favor of maintaining the gold
standard in our financial system. 1t is
most gratifying to fiud that men of both
the great political parties unanimously
agree on this most important question. 1t
seems to bind loyal hearts together, as
did the first shot on Fort Sumter"
The General here remarked that the
farmers are not going to be fooled on this
free silver craze any more than are any
other class of people. He said that he
had found them generally we'll posted on
the meaning of the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to 1, and that, knowing
what disastrous results such system
would bring, and that under it they
would have dollar whose worth would
be only little more than half a dollar,
they would consequently vote for no such
thing, nor for candidates advocating the
same.
NO" said he, with no little feeling.
81 have no fears for the ultimate success
of our cause. have seen the American
people in trying times before. Back in
the sixties, when men held opinions SO
Numerically opposite, it was hard to
tell what they would do. But when once
the old flag was fred on party lines van
ished and in the first call for troops
think am safe in saying that two thirds
of the number to respond we're Demo
Gratis.
"And so it is with US now. When the
people once come to recognize the full
| meaning of free silver financial policy
and it's disastrous results, when they come
to recognize that it will mean reputation,
have no fear but that on their second
sober Judgment they will rally to the sup
port of the nation in casting off such a
curse -
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NEWS AT THE COUNTY.SEAT.
SALEM, Aug. 90, 1896.


Last week we were sweltering under
the heat, with the thermometer at $50,
while at the present writing fires and
overcoats are not an uncomfortable
accompaniment. Such are the possibili-
ties of our climate, almost equaling the
high attitudes Of California, where they
have snow on the mountain heights and
spring verdure in the valleys.
Business, politics and social life are
quite at standstill now, even the silver
men are having difficulty to keep galvan-
lied corpse from total collapse until the
campaign gets under full Roadway. The
former Democratic leaders are not making
much stir and are not likely too in behalf
of free silver, for they are generally agin'
it. just how things are to be harmonized
on the county ticket does not appear yet,
but there will no doubt be a number of
willing sacrifices.
The failure of another canning firm
emphasizes all too strongly the severe and
long continued business depression under
which the Gamers are laboring. The
unfortunate firm is Kelly & Ayars, at
Quinton. They made an assignment to
Chas. Mecum on Monday, aud Sheriff
virgins will sell the personal effects
next Monday, on judgment of Thomas
Roberts & Co., the Philadelphia whole
sale grocers. who seem to have bolstered
a good many South Jersey Gamers. This
failure is to be regretted, as it means the
loss of $4,000 or $40. 600 which these
gentlemen put into the business, which
has been losing venture from the first.
Our ball team still maintains it's posi-
tion at the head of the list, though they
drop an occasional game-one being given
to Bridgeton yesterday. It now looks as
if they might win the South Jersey
League championship, but it will not do
to forget that they have antagonists
worthy their metal.
Miss Anna w. Youker has gone to
Ocean Grove, and John FL. Dem and wife,
will start for the same place next Monday,
to spend a week,
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21

Though Mr.. Bryan is before the
country as the candidate of the Demo-
cratic party for President, the proof is
positive from bis own utterances on more
than one occasion that he is not Demo-
crat. Now comes Eugene V. Debs, the
victim of what the Chicago platform calls
"Goyernment by injunction" who is
supporting Mr.. Bryan for the Presidency,
not because Mr.. Bryan is Democrat but
because be is something quite different.
As Mr.. Debs himself puts it: "There is
a vast difference between Mr.. Bryan and
the Democratic party. If the latter's
only ambition is to swallow the Peoples
party so as to place them in power and
get possession of the offices, their design
will and should be thwarted. l would
far rather see Mckinley elected than have
another Democratic Administration. +"
No wonder the real Democrats, or sound
money Democrats, as they are DOW
styled, want to nominate Democratic
candidate for the Presidency. However,
under the present circumstances, their
end would be best re ached by supporting
Mckinley and Hobart.
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21
GLEANINGS,

FROM UNION SIGNAL OF NEW JERSEYS
DoINGs- AN INCIDENT IN WHICH ONE
OF OUR BRIGHT BOYS FIGUREs-oUR
MARGARET ELLIS ABILITY RECoG-
NIZED BY FRANCES E. WILLARD
INTERESTING INFORMATION AS TO THE
WORK IN NEW JERSEY. FROM THE
STATE REPORTER, MRS. H M BRITTIN
A New Jersey boy who bears Miss
Willard's name, Francis Willard Pan.
co asst, collected $5 SO on the Cane Nav
express train for Philadelphia, in RESPONSE
to our Chieftain's appeal for the relief of
the Armenians. The money was sent to
Brown Bros. & Co., so Wall street, New
York, and we gratefully acknowledge
this contribution to the fund, as the
money was collected with the under
standing that it would be acknowledged
in the Union Signal.
1t is the belief of our leaders that any
distinct stroke of remarkable good work
should be recognized sin SO many words, ="
and on this principle Miss Willard writes
US that she does not think our women
fully realize what Mrs. Ellis, of New
jersey (National superintendent of
legislation and petition work }, has carried
out to perfection. viz the securing of
handsome memorials printed on parch
ment and signed by the officers of every
State and Territory except Alaska.
Think of the work involved in letter
writing and stirring up to such a result.
We co not believe that the National ever
had itself so universally represented as in
this appeal to the National conventions
that met this year to nominate candi-
dates for the Presidency. How motbelly
and true were the requests: That they
should express their app recitation of
scientific temperance instr uction in the
public sob hools, and should declare for
International arbitration, prohibition and
woman's ballot. But none of these
things will be done by the parties until
the mothers go to these conventions to
vote and to plead! Mrs. Ellis is much in
the field as a lecturer, and we warmly
commend her.
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21

A New York broker makes this point
with reference to cheap money. He says:
'The cheapest money in the world is in
the strongest gold country-viz., England
The dearest money in the world is in the
silver countries. For example, money in
London to day is 2 per cent. per aunum,
while money in Mexico. China, Spain,
India. and in fact in all silver countries
in the world, commands loaning value
of from 10 per cent. upward. In the
other gold countries of Europe. while
money is not 80 low as in England, the
rate varies from 8 to 5 per cent. to the
borrower. l may cite as good example
the two currencies of two States adjoin'
ing one another in South America-one,
British Guiana, gold country, with
money at A to per cent. per annum; the
other, Venezula, with like soil and
climatic conditions, silver country,
where interest rules at 10 to IL per cent.
per annum."
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21

Governor John W. Griggs will preside
and deliver the principal address at the
State Republican convention. which will
be held at Taylor's Opera House, Tren-
ton, on August 9th. The Governor is
now at Lake Hopatcong on his vacation,
but is devotipg some time to the prepara-
tion of his speech, which will In all
proba bility be issued by the State Com
mittee as q campaign document. 1t has
been agreed by ths members OF the state
Republican Committee that to open the
State campaign in this manner would
accomplish better results. The commit
tee has already Issued about 10 600 por-
traits of Mckinley and Hobart, and
campaign documents are being distrib
uted at the rate of over G. 900 daily. The
county committees throughout the State
| are receiving the documents with instruc-
tions to distribute judiciously.
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21
Rich Discoveries of Gold

At Cripple Creek, Colo. and elsewhere,
are being made daily, and the production for
1896 will be the largest ever known, esti-
mated at Two Hundred Million Dollars.
Cripple Greek alone is producing over One
Million Dollars month, and steadily increas
ing. Mining Stocks are advancing in price
more rapidly than any other Stocks, and many
pay dividends of IS to 50 per cent. They
offer the best opportunity to make large
profit on small investment.
J. l TALLMAN & CO., As Broadway,
New York, are financial agents for the Pru
dental Gold Mining Co., and others in the
famous Cripple Creek district. They will send
you free, interesting particulars OF the Mining
Companies they represent also their book on
speculation in Stocks, Grain and Cotton, con-
tanning many new and important features.
Send for these books at once if you are
interested in any form of speculation or
investments. They may prove profitable to
you.
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21
Nelson's Vessel.

Nelson's Foudroyant has been refitted
again at cost, it is said, of 800, 900
and will be exhibited at the principal
British ports, going first, how ever, to
the Kiel naval exhibition. The vessel
is splendid specimen Of the great 80
gun line of battle ships Her timbers are
in good condition in spite of her 107
years. She was Nelson's flagship for on
ly one year, the most disgraceful one in
his career, when, under Lady Hamil-
toms influence, he encouraged and aid
ed the atrocities committed by the Ma
pies Bourbons. Itwas from the yardarm
of the Foudroyant that Prince Caraciolo.
admiral of the republican feet, pris-
oner of war; was hanged without a
trial. 1t was on the quarter deck of the
Foudroyant that Sir Ralph Abercromby
died of his wounds after defeating the
French at Alexandria in 1S01.-Boston
Herald.
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21

Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage does not pro-
pose to rest under the imputation of
being a free silver advocate. He emphati.
cally denies slanderous report which
somebody put in circulation to the effect
that be was Bryan supporter, saying ::
"The Lord Almighty alone knows what
will be the decision of the ballot box in
November, but no one can make me
believe that this country, which seems
from the foundation of our institutions to
have been under divine protection, will
be allowed through the unwisdom of it's
friends to go to ruin. Our best days ale
yet to come"
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21

kerchiefs most naturally come
here. Our experts go to Ire
land, France and Switzerland
for them. Share the Hand
kerchief trlumphs of this 90
summer. And bear in mind,
every Handkerchief in our
stocks is of pure linen, or silk.
For Men
10c each-White hemstitehed Hand
kerchiefs, unlaundered. Worth half
as much again.
15c each-White hemstitched Hand
kerchiefs-several widths of hem.
20c each-Extra large white hem
stitched Handkerchiefs. A 35c sort.
25c each-Extra large white hem
stitched andkerchiefs-worth Just
about double.
Sic each-Extra large fine hemstitched
Handkerchiefs. We've sold them
regularly at SOC, and they were
cheap at that.
For WOMEN
60c adozen-White hemstitched Hand
kerchiefs, pure linen, fair quality.
81 adozen-White hemstitched Hand
kerchiefs, three widths of hem, in
trinsically worth So. 16 dozen.
10c each - Laundered hemstitched
Handkerchiefs, hand-embroidered
corners, six styles, fully worth 15c.
15c each-Sheer white hemstitched
Handkerchiefs-as good as you have
found at quarter.
1Sc each-Quite dainty scalloped- edge
Handkerchiefs with colored edges.
They have been our 25c sort.
1Sc each - Unlaundered Handker-
chiefs, hand-embroidered corners,
scalloped edges, very soft finish.
Bic each-Unlaundered Scalloped
Handkerchiefs - hand embroidered
all around. Regular SOC sort.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21
Raw Bones

when properly treated wi thout
doubt the most desirable source known from
viii ch to derive AMMONIA and AVAILABLE
PHOSPHoRIC ACID; and when scientifically
compounded wi tn high grade chemi Gals they
furn1 sh the most successful complete n
ures obtainable
Baugh s Raw Bone Manures contain the
very life and essence OF animal bones
They are the OLDEST Of all brands Of
An NAL Bone Fertilizers manufa tured in
the Uni ted States.
They were introduced by in 1855,
over 40 years ago, and ever since then
they have been accorded constantly
growing patronage.
The combined capacity Of works at
present is about $4,000 tons per annum.
completely appointed laboratory is
located on the premi ses, and chem
lists analyze the crude materials received
into, and all manufactu tured Fertilizers
shipped from Baugh Delaware River Chem
ical Works, situated at the foot of Morris
to Moore streets, Philadelphia.
We do not think there exists the wide
world over any brand of Animal Bone Fer
tilizers, enjoying such long uninter-
rupted honorable record s Baugh Raw
Bone Manures
BAUGH & SONS COMPANY,
20 South Delaware Avenue,
faal Of Rax Bone nsnufes PHILADELPHIA
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21
A Pointer for Advertisers.

Ont of a total f 277 weekly papers
published in New Jersey, the Amer
ican Newspaper Directory for 1896
accords a circulation in actual figures
to but 81. The REGIS
TER is one of the 67, and the cir
culation is guaranteed by a reward
of 500.
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21

During a rehearsal at country thea
ter some years ago the stage manager,
in looking over what would be required
for the play, discovered that he would
need six cigars each night for part
played by himself, which fact he COM
municated to the property man.
"Whatp' cried the economical prop
erty man. "Six night? Why. that will
be shillings weekl"
"Eh?'' gasped the stage manager.
Mortified at the prospect Of having to
smoke the inferior weed 'You dom t
mean to say you are going 10 give me
penny ones?'
well, stanlmered the property
man. upon my word, sir, | can't get
them any cheaper. London Answers
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21

The county lay judges who were legis-
lated out Of Office last spring are getting
restive, because the Supreme Court has
not rendered a decision in the suit insti-
tuted to test the constitutionality ef the
law. The case was argued early in June,
and it is said that decision was prom
ised within few days. AS all the data,
including facts and authorities, were at
hand, it would seem as if the exJudges
had some justification for their COM
plants. The Supreme Court is not over
v orked
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21

Landlady (of country inn, on the eve
of popular holiday, to her daughter,
who is kneading the dough for cake)-
Reset, you'd better put a couple of eggs
and bit of butter into the cake. It
looks as if we were going to have a
storm, and if the townsfolk don't stir
out tomorrow we shall have to eat it
ourselves. ,-Ruhrbote.
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21
WANAMAKER,S.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Aug. II, 1895.
MERIT, NOT MAGIC


MERIT, NOT MAGIC
Think of it! Furniture sales
are almost doubling the new
record of year ago! Merit,
not magic. A year ago we
gathered vast quantities of
Furniture at prices newly
small-that is, we sold de-
Pendable Furniture cheaper
than 1t ever had been sold.
Conditions allowed the posi-
ton taken then. The outlook
was gloomy, but makers kept
at work.
Today we're selling Furni-
ture a fourth cheaper than
then.
But makers have taken their
stand. Many factories are
closed. They'll do no work
until they can do it profitably.
That's the story in a nutshell.
We've $500, 900 worth Of good
to elegant Furniture at prices
never nearly reached for low
ness. There seems no human
possibility for prices again to
touch so low. There seems
every possibility of the princi-
pal factors being able to hold
down production to a point
that shall lead to profitable
work. A good many prognos-
ticat.ons have failed in the
years agone. This one will
scarcely fail. The Furniture
is its own mutely eloquent ar
gument for your quick buying.
Lots cannot be duplicated ;
lots are daily lessening. Well
pass all August Furniture rec
ords by thousands of dollars
simply because it is very profit
able to you to act quickly.
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21

The Populist Congressional Convention
was held in Bridgeton on Tuesday and
nominated John T. Wright, of Camden,
for Congress. The convention was CON-
prised of twenty five delegates. Eighteen
votes were east for Wright and six for
Enos Richman, of Elmer. The other
vote was blank. A committee of five
was appointed to confer with the Demo-
Gratis, with a view of getting them to
endorse the nomination of Wright.
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21

An immense audience gathered at Mad
ison Square Garden, New York, on Tues
day evening, to listen to Bourke Cochran,
one of Gotham's most eloquent Demo-
Gratis, answer the speech CT Candidate
Bryan, delivered at the same place
week previous. Mr.. Cochran spoke for
the sound money Democrats, and his
speech was an eloquent and impassioned
protest against debasing the nations cur
rency and destroying the nations credit.
Instead of dealing in glitteriDg generali-
ties and wild assumptions, Mr.. Cochran
coined some gems of political wisdom that
will do to pass current everywhere at
their full value. Here are few of them ::
l know Of no test of prosperity abso-
lutely irfallible except the rate of wages
paid to labor. Where the rate of wages
is high, tn ere must be prosperity. Where
the rate of wages is low, there must nec-
essarily be distress.
If Mr.. Bryan can show me that by the
enforcement of any portion of his pro-
gram wages will be increased in this
country l will not only support him, but
will recognize him as the wisest orator
that ever opened his mouth on platform
since the beginning of the world.
Nothing is mote common in Populist
oratory than the statement that the vol
ume of money must be increased for the
benefit Of the people, which means that
part of the people that run and manage
and address Populist meetings.
Nothing is more common than the mis-
pd fu ra Ii
cal. They are not. A redundancy of
money does not prove any prosperity.
There may be very large volume of cir
eulating medium and very great poverty.
The issue of paper money simply is no
more an increase of wealth than the issue
by an individual of his promissory note
would show an increase of his property.
AS a matter of fact, an increase in the
coinage is no proof of an increase in prop.
erty, but may be a strong proof of a
decrease in wealth.
The volume of money plays but small
part even in the ordinary transactions of
life. 1t is not the volume of money, but
the activity of money that counts.
Money never can circulate freely and
actively unless there be absolute conf
dence in it's value. If man doubts
whether the money offered him will be as
valuable tomorrow as it is to day he will
decline TO exchange his commodity
against it.
The more abundant the product the
higher the wages. There cannot be an
abundant product unless labor is exten-
siveiy employed. You cannot have high
wages if there be not an extensive pro-
duction in every department of industry,
and that is why claim that wages is the
one sole test of country's condition
that high wages means abundant produc-
tion. ard abundance necessarily means
piospeii.y.
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21
The Daily and Sunday
RECORD

With their several inimitable and
always instructive features in addition
to the days news from all the world,
are now almost unrivaled in circula-
t1on as in good qualities. With an
average daily circulation of over l66, 600
copies, and an average of about 10000
on Sundays, ''The Record'' Is still, re-
gardless of all imitation, easily leader
good, with 10 to IA pages for one cent.
Is still very properly q favorite.
Though low In price, it is never cheap.
but spares no expense that will give
its readers the very best and freshest
information of all that's going on
around them.
The Monitor-register., 1896-08-21
The Christian Era.

The christian era" was suggested
or devised by Dionysius Exiguus, a Ro-
man monk, who, in 527, began its use
and proposed that all public and private
documents should be dated "in the year
of our Lord. " 1t did not come into gen.
eral use in France until the eighth CEN
tury, nor in England until July, SIG;
in Spain it was not adopted until the
eleventh century; in Portugal was made
legal in 1415; in the empire of the east
it was established by royal edict in
1853, a few weeks before the fall of
Constantinople.