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The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
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More About the Early Tanneries.

More About the Early Tanneries.
PHILADELPHIA, April II, 1897.
EDITOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
DEAR S1R:-I was very much amused
and interested by reading q. H. KS
account of the ''early tanning industries
of Woodstown" in your issue Of the 18th.
I knew most of the artists referred to
but l did not happen to be SO situated as
to receive the benefits Of their special
qualifications in their respective lines.
had my experience a little further up
the road in the adjoining county Of Glou-
c%ester, village of Colestown-afterwards
in about 1910 named Harrisonville.
wonder how many now living re-
member one Tommy Romans, who con-
Quoted a first.class "tannery'' at the
above named place.
l do not think the artists referred to
! BY II. H. K. were in it with Tommy
Romans.
The greatest difficulty we had to con-
/ tend with was the fact that Friend
| Romans was cross.eyed, and we could
not determine just when his gaze was or
was not concentrated on us.
Another source of regret and worri-
ment to us was the close proximity OF a
hedge or.,thicket, which supplied the
necessary tanning implements.
with others, occupied the lowest or
ground floor seat, and as there were no
distinctions in the rear, Friend Tommy
when in good working order, could make
assailable from one to five hides at each
stroke of his supple white oak sappling'
have often in later years thong bit it
strange that my hide should require as
much tanning, as I cannot see that
heredity made it necessary, and l sup
pose that if Lawyer John Roberts, form
erly of the village mentioned. is still on
deck, he also wonders why he went into
the vat SO freque ntly with others.
1 hardly agree with H. Fl. K. that the
tanning of human hides vas for the good
of the scholar, either to develop the men,
tai or physical qualities and since it,
with bleeding, has been discontinued, is
not the world the better for it ?
Are not parents and children in closer
accord and sympathy now, than when
fifty years ago, the son, almost a man,
stood up and took a polishing when the
father thought he deserved it, or gave it
to him for fear he might need it
One kind word from Tommy Romans
would have endeared him to me, cross
eyed as he was, and the energy wasted
by him in tanning US urchins might
have been expended in other ways with
better results.
But peace also to his ashes.
G.. r. r.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
Base BalI su,,s ana n,cyc,e. Free

1t is safe to say that nearly every
member of the rising generation is now
thinking either of base ball or bicycling
But how to get the bicycle and how to
get base ball uniforms, are the problems
The Philadelphia Press solves both. That
paper, whicn has always led in its
amateur base ball and bicycling depart
ments, now makes two novel, interesting
offers. 1t will furnish, absolutely free,
to the amateur base ball club receiving
the greatest number of votes before June
10, a complete set of the fuest National
League Base Ball uniforms. This in
cIudes caps, shoes, belts, stockings,
shirts and trousers, and the whole outfit
will be one of the fiuest quality. The
whole outfit will be given absolutely free
to the amateur club receiving the great
est number of votes. Full details of the
off n are gwen 10 The Press every day.
Any number of bicycles will be given
free to those who will render a trihing
service TO The Press. Details of the
bicycle offer will be sent to any person
bo sends two two cent postage stamps
to The Press, Philadelphia.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

The chief interest for Americans in the
war between Greece and Turkey, outside
of the humanitarian interest, and the de-
sire of every Christ. flowing and liberty
loving person to see the Cross triumph
over the Crescent, is probablec eptured in
the rising quotations of thu wheat
market,
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

The Tennessee Centennial Exposition
will open at Nashville on May LIST and
will continue until November 1st. Ex-
traordinary efforts are being made to
promote the success of this Exposition,
and to that end the New Jersey Commits
sioners have issued a circular inviting CO.
operation on the part of the people of
this State. Space for the New Jersey
display has been reserved in the Centen-
NAL buildings, and application blanks
for exhibits and concessions, together
with descriptive circulars and booklets,
can be obtained upon application to
jeremiah O'Rourke, Secretary of our
State Com mission, Newark.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
$500 a Pair
John Wanamaker
An Unwilling Linn.

Rudyard Kipling told a feminine ad.
m1rer not long ago that London society
was something which not only palled
but quickly disguised him. Now that
he has given hostages to fortune by as
Stunning the cares of a husband and a IA
Their, of course he is not free to act as
in his bachelor days. But, SO he assured
his listener, after some months expert
ence in London in the season before his
marriage he went into the slums and
lived on the east side for a time for no
other reason than to get as complete a
change as possible from that artificial
existence i'll which he was called upon
to play an unwilling lions part.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
81 S. Sixth St., Camden, N. j.
Reliable C|Ot1j0g

Reliable clothing at extremely low
prices is what every person is looking
for under the present hard times.
We have them.
And for quality, workmanship and
fine fitting they are unexcelled for the
prices.
Great care should be taken in Sc
lecting your black suit. Buy nothing
only what will bear a guarantee not
to fade or grow rusty.
Before buying an Easter suit for
your boy, don't fail to take a look at
u stock.
Call and see our fine line of e
$50 samples of cloth in all the spring
novelties, which you can select a suit
from and have made to your order for
the same price as ready-made.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
Dr..
FinIaW

NV 1allSt IN Chronic
5eE Diseases over
@'". - 4 IS years ago.
This departure from general
practice and his independence
of the ethical code excited
strong prejudice and unjust
criticism from other doctors.
DIR. FinlaW has been in ac-
tive practice in the South and
West for a number of years,
which enabled him to study the
morbid changes taking place
in the human body under DIFF
ferent climatic influences.
Thus he gained a knowl=
edge of Chronic Diseases,
which cannot be obtained in
any other way.
Therefore, he succeeded in
curing cases from the first that
everybody thought to be in
durable.
His marvellous success soon
convinced the most skeptical
that he has no peer as a spec
ialist in curing Chronic Dis
eases in both sexes. Man,,
once hopeless, chronic sufferers
who grew worse under the
treatment of other prominent
doctors, are to-day living mon
uments to his skill.
DR.. Finlaw was the first
to discover the true pathol=
ogy of Catarrh and demon
strate its cure. He declared
the disease systematic over 20
years ago; while others held it
to be local and confined to the
cavities of the head.
Even now there are those,
claiming to be specialists, who
still depend upon local treat
ment. This clearly demon
strates how little they know Of
the origin or effects of this
loathsome disease. Ca
tarrh is a specific poison
that deranges every organ and
tissue of the body, and every
case must be treated speCifi=
cally, according to the present
condition of the patient. AS
the cure progresses the treat
ment must be changed, in
order to meet the improved
condition, or the improvement
will stop. Therefore Catarrh
cannot be cured by any one
remedy.
Catarrh is a constitutional
disease, therefore it is not con-
sistent to speak of Catarrh of
the Head, Stomach, Bow
els or Bladder. These are
only symptoms or the local
manifestations of the disease.
In the United States alone,
at least one hundred thou
sand die of Consumption
every year. Ninety per
cent. of which is the direct
result of Catarrh.
At least seventy-fve per
cent. of all Chronic Diseases
have their origin in a Catarrh=
al condition. Therefore, in
order to successfully treat
Chronic Diseases, Catarrh and
the many complications hat
arise from it must be thorough
ly understood.
Unless the cause be removed
the relief will only be tempo
rary.
DR.. FinlaW has made this
a special study for years, and
has no hesitation in saying that
all forms of Catarrh and
Consumption are durable
any time before tubercular de-
posts take place in the lungs.
DIR. FinlaW treats all forms
of Chronic Diseases in both
sexes. Piles, etc. Consulta-
ton free and strictly conhden-
tial.
Office Hours-Fridays, 9 a. m. to 3 p. m.
Saturdays, 9 a. m. to IL m.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
Old Cannon.

OHN hAAo
If the various Grand Army posts q
the country were disposed to take ad.
vantage of an offer made at the last ses.
sion of congress, they might materially
increase the warlike spirit supposed tC
pervade every patriotic family, says the
Washington Post. The offer was to sup.
ply warlike implements, which, if they
have outlived their usefulness, will
serve as ornaments for post ~headquar-
tiers and might inspire the rising gener-
alton with much patriotic fervor. This
could be accomplished by accepting the
tender Of several hundred abandoned
cannon and shot and shell which con
gress has decided to give to any Grand
Army post that may apply for them
and which are now lying useless and
neglected at the navy yards.
These cannon are mostly old style
models of engines of war, which might
have been considered just the proper
thing 30 years or more ago, but which,
with the march of progress and the adj
II of invention, have been placed
upon the retired list. Their places have
been filled by guns and munitions Of
war of a more improved type, and as the
abandoned articles are valuable only as
old metal the government decided that
it could put them to no better purpose
than to give them to the veterans of the
late war, who fought on the Union side
with these same guns.
But it is surprising to count up Just
how few posts of the immense Grand
Army have taken advantage of this Of
fer. Since the passage of the joint reso-
luton last winter the records in the of
flee of the secretary Of the navy, where
such applications have to be filed, show
less than 100 from the entire country.
There are still guns on hand for about
7O0 O posts, yet, strangely enough,
the Grand Army has made no effort to
provide itself with an armament
which, although it would be of little
service III time of war, is valuable from
an artistic standpoint in time of peace.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

Among our Industries lone are more
important than agriculture, as it is in
reality the very backbone of our national
prosperity, for when the farmer is pros.
porous so is every other business or occu-
patton. In the general depression that
has prevailed for several years the
farmer, perhaps, has been the most
affected. His profits have been less in
proportion to the capital invested than
those of almost any other business. OF
course this is all wrong, and it is not to
be wondered that all sorts of theories
and schemes are being advanced to
remedy the difficulty, the superstition
being in many minds that the evils to
agriculture come largely because of lack
of organization or the part of the farm
ers. The Grange movement was inau-
gurated to cure this defect, and in a
measure has perhaps succeeded, at least
it has brought the farmers closer to-
gether, and in many ways shown them
the possibilities of their business. The
latest effort to bring about bhe desired
result is a scheme which contempIates a
vast organization, embracing the farmers
of the entire country, and its object is to
limit production and control the price of
farm products. In its general outlines
the movmeent partakes of the nature of
q trust. 1t is organized under the name
of the Agricult wrists National Protec.
tive Association. The organization has
formed a number of branches and is
strictly oath.bound. The supreme body
is 20 be made up of one representative
from eacn sCase. GaOh-Stata has 2 sub.
ordinate Board Of Directors, consisting
OF n representative from each Congress
sional district. Each district, in turn.
is governed by a board of two members
from each county. Each county is under
the immediate control of a board. 1t is
the purpose to do nothing this year in
the way of controlling the markets, be-
bause the organization is not yet com-
plete. Next year, however, the crops
are to be limited to the needs of the
members Of the organization. After the
year 1893 there are to be erected or
rented in each county, s~torehouses, in
which all products for the market are to
be placed. From these warehouses the
products will be shipped as the State and
National directors may order. 1t is a
tremendous enterprise and if successful
would be the greatest trust on earth, but
the chances are that it will prove another
failure. To control the output of all the
farmers of the United States is a vast
undertaking and one very difficult of
accomplishment. In point of fact, a
majority Of the farmers are SO circum-
stanced that they could not afford to 60 a
year without realizing some money re.
turns from their crops. The scheme is
entirely too comprehensive. There ought
to be q strong organization among the
farmers SO as to enable them to regulate
in a measure the prices of their commo.
dities, bat the plan Of the Agriculturists'
National Protective Association is too
far reaching.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
WANAMAKER'S.

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, April 10, 1897.
Carnets UNUSUAL Carpet sell.
ard ing! This is an unusual
M carpet store.
FAdLLingS Unusual, because of
the vast variety of styles on show.
Unusual, because we ask as little
as possible for the carpets-instead
of charging all you'd pay.
Proofs of it
u rolls, 10 styles, of the best Administer
Carpet made-Bigelow. In patterns and
iolorings that will appeal to artistic fur
nishers of drawing rooms, dining rooms
and libraries. SIPS a yard-which is
less than the market valA.
Velvet Carpets keep growing in favor be-
cause styles and quality improve. The
best Of them is the Wilton Velvet. TIC
rolls on show. Sl-though Sl.35 is
usual.
81 rolls of Body Brussels Carpets of best
grade. S5c, instead of SIPS.
~, even here carpets cannot
aI}.-,yS be 50 abnormally priced.
rae incidents have helped-or,
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
Something 10 Rn0w.

1t may be worth something to know that
the very best medicine for restoring the tired
out nervous system to a healthy vigor is
Electric Bitters. This medicine is purely
vegetable, acts by giving tone to the nerve
centres in the stomach. gently stimulates the
Liver and Kidneys, and aids these organs in
throwing off impurities in the blood. Electric
Bitters improves the appetite. aides digestion.
and is pronounced by those who have tried il
as the very best blood purifier and nerve tonic.
Try it. Sold for soc. or $500 per bottle at
Harry Guests Drug Store.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

Cooked foods should be eaten moder-
ately warm, not hot. The high temper
allure Injuries the mucous lining Of the
whole digestive apparatus, and by in
creasing the flow of perspiration renders
the skin more susceptible to chills and
colds.
The habit of eating hot food also in
creases a desire for liquids, and thus
n bad habit leads to another.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
What To Do.

There is comfort in the knowledge so often
expressed, that DIR. Kllmer's Swamp-Root
the great kidney remedy ful6lls every wish in
relieving pain in the back, kidneys, liver,
bladder and every part Of the urinary passages.
1t corrects inability to hold urine and scalding
pain in passing it, or bad effect following use
of liquor, wine or beer. and overcomes that
unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get
up many times during the night to urinate
The mild and the extraordinary effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t stands the
highest for Its wonderful cures of the most
distressing cases. Ifyou need a medicine you
should have the best. Sold by druggists, price
fifty cents and one dollar. For a sample
bottle and pamphlet both sent free by mail,
mention MoNIToR-REGIsTER and send
your full post-ofhce address to DR.. Kilmer &
Co., Binghamton, N. Y. The proprietors of
this paper guarantee the genuineness of this
offer.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

DR.. Mary Wood Allen has been giving
lectures to men alone in Ohio. She has
succeeded admirably IN these special
lectures to men and boys, and no doubt
will be called out by many of the unions.
Miss Helen M. Staples has been
appointed superintendent of the Maine
Industrial School for Girls. Mrs. L. M.
N. Stevens and her associates have been
trying for eight years to secure the
appointment of a woman as superinten-
dent and success has at last crowned their
efforts.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

The bridal wreath is usually formed
in Germany of myrtle branches; in
France and England, of orange blossoms;
in Italy and French Switzerland, of
white roses; in Spain, of red roses and
pinks; in the islands of Greece, of vine
leaves; in Bohemia, of rosemary; in
German Switzerland, of a crown of
artificial flowers.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

Railroads are the pulse of business
They are the arteries through which the
blood of internal flows. The
reports from these channels of industry
are to the effect that business has taken
a turn for the better, indicating a return
to better times. The country has to re-
trace its last four years steps and begin
again the up hill, slow progress.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
Bucklen's Arnlca saIvs.

The Best Salve In the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores,
letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns,
and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price IS cents per box. For sale by Harry
Guest.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

The new rural delivery bill, which is
expected to become a law, authorizes a
postmaster in a town or village where nc
free delivery exists to appoint carriers on
the petition of twenty or more persons.
the carriers to be paid SO much a month
or one cent a letter by those receiving
the mail thus delivered,
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

rather, it was a quick grasping Of
opportunities that were we'll turned
to your advantage. From the short
sighted immediate dollar-and-cents
standpoint we'd be gamers to sell
at full values-for the percentage
for store-keeping counts fastest on
large prices. But that would put
us in the oId-fogy line. Every mer-
chandise advantage we get is for
Our Public's sharing.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

Conductors of orchestras find that the
flute is far more often played out of
tune than the violin, the reason being
that many of its natural notes are not
strictly in tune with the rest of the
oand.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

The result of the election in Jersey
City last week furnished the best reason
why Col. Dickinson and others wanted
the spring election abolished.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

The papers read before the Convention
during the morning and afternoon ses.
sions, one on the National Convention
at st. Louis, :" the other ''Non-Alcoholics
in Medicine, gave undoubted proof o.
the wonderful talent and ability we have
in our ranks to-day.
Do we seem too proud of all these
things? We have a perfect right to be
proud of this steady advance all along
tile line that is constantly working Out
the truer interests for God, for home, and
for a broader, better humanity.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
Miss Wizards View.

The tendency Of the church is to take
up the great reforms that her SOL and
daughters have developed outside her
fold. The Christian Endeavor Society is
one of the strongest moves that has been
made in that direction, and if it studies
it's opportunity to work on human
material that can be moulded and
fashioned ~(beeause it has not hardened
and uuworkable) Christian Endeavor can
enlarge the church home until it takes in
all the movements that now occupy its
more progressive members. The w. c..
7. o., the Christian Association, the
Evangelical Alliance, etc., etc are in
these days the whips and spurs to the
activity of the church itself.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

The Turko-Grecian war has drawn
away attention from poor bleeding Cuba,
but the scourged island still needs Ameri-
can sympathy.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
Signal Selections.

Mrs. Marilla Kicker, a wealthy lady of
Dover. N. H., petitioned President
Mckinley to DO appointed Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to
the United States of Columbia.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23
How to Find Out.

Fill a bottle or common glass with urine
and let it stand twenty-four hours. A sedi.
ment or setting indicates a diseased condition
of the kidneys. When urine STAINS linen it is
positive evidence Of kidney trouble. Too
frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back,
is also convincing proof that the kidneys and
b1,dJar ora out oF ordar
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bill
lousness, Indigestion, headache.
Easy to take, easy to operate. 25c.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

n n
"Heredity," by Lydia Smith. is sched-
uled as the subject for the local meeting
in W. G. T. U. parlor, on 28th inst, at
8 O'Clock.
We trust all interested will so live in
true fellowship with God and with
humanity that all hereditary influences
will be that truly Christian character
that may prove a merciful inheritance
even unto the third and fourth genera
tions."
Let us each do our part, apd do it with
this merciful love of the Christ. spirit
shining out through our every thought
and action-of which we cannot be
ashamed.
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

The dogs of war have been let loose
between Greece and Turkey, and we hope
King George will give the abominable
Turk a genuine drubbing
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

1t was a bright thought of Rev. J.
Ward Gamble, that begged the members
of the convention who had been given
the freedom of the city of Salem by it's
young and genial chief magistrate,
Mayor Gwynne, who had heartily well
coined the members into it's borders,
urging them to take anything they
Wanted-"Whatever you see you want,
take it; take it freely" assuring them at
the anne time that the law would not
modest them.
1t was a very hearty welcome, indeed,
and showed oo~nclusively that Superin-
tendent Gwynne knows these women live
by the principles Of prohibition as given
forth centuries ago-"Thou shalt not
steal" Mr.. CANDLES brightness was
dazzling when he arose and begged the
visiting members to take with them the
saloons of Salem, reminding them that
they had the Mayors assurance that the
law would not interfere.
Shame! upon the law that tolerates
these saloons anywhere. Shame!
The Monitor-register., 1897-04-23

Mother Gray's Sweet Worm Powders cure
Feverishness and Destroy Worms. Used
by Mother Gray, a nurse in the Chiidren's
Home, New York. At all druggists, 25c.
Sample FREE. Address, Allen s. 0lm-
sted, Leroy, N. Y.